Estuary Project
Partners - North Devon Biosphere Service, Environment Agency, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and local farmers
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The North Devon Biosphere offered grants and advice to farmers in the Caen and Bradiford Water through the Taw Torridge Estuary Project 2015/16 (year 1) and 2017-18 (year 2)
This work is helping to reduce diffuse pollution from agriculture, create new wildlife habitats, and reduce flood risk. The project area is shown in the map below. Typical sources of water that can be treated are:
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YouTube video "Creating New Farm Wetlands" showing some of the projects undertaken in year 1 of the Estuary Project
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Newly constructed pond funded by the Estuary Project 2015/16
Benefits of the scheme are;
Workshop January 2016 discussing riparian buffer strips
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The Project is supporting various techniques to reduce diffuse pollution including;
All these wetland features can reduce diffuse water pollution from agriculture as well as improving biodiversity and offering other benefits. Depending on the nature of the wastewater, designs will vary in complexity from those you can easily create yourself, to something which requires more technical support, which is available from the project. 
Newly constructed baffle ditch funded by the Estuary Project 2015/16
Project reports
Looking at Wildfowl and Wetland Trust working wetlands at Slimmbridge
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Kate Weld: 01271 388650 Email: kate.weld@devon.gov.uk
