Alexandra Park, Old Roar Stream
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:04 pm
I have often walked through the park and observed the sorry state of what should be an asset to Alexandra park. I would like to put forward an idea that the we have here an urban stream that is greatly in need of re-naturalisation.
I have included a couple of links one to a case study of a naturalised urban chalk stream in the UK and the second to US reference on Stream corridor re-naturalisation that appears pretty comprehensive.
I hope that this plants a seed and that action will be implemented to improve the natural asset for the town, it's people and the wildlife.
I am sure it would be relatively easy to create a volunteer residents support group as well.
http://five-rivers.com/case_study/renat ... lk-stream/
http://www.urbem.net/WP8/Doc8_1_C.pdf
I have included a couple of links one to a case study of a naturalised urban chalk stream in the UK and the second to US reference on Stream corridor re-naturalisation that appears pretty comprehensive.
I hope that this plants a seed and that action will be implemented to improve the natural asset for the town, it's people and the wildlife.
I am sure it would be relatively easy to create a volunteer residents support group as well.
http://five-rivers.com/case_study/renat ... lk-stream/
http://www.urbem.net/WP8/Doc8_1_C.pdf