Darent Action Plan

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Catchment wide actions

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The river should support a mosaic of habitats with high biodiversity value

Protect and enhance the habitats of the river corridor & floodplain
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Tributaries draining the northern escarpment are ditched, disconnected from the main river channel offering poor habitats for freshwater ecology	Darent		Proposed	View

Promote strategies to deal with invasive species
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Japanese Knotweed treatment at Bookers Cash and Carry warehouse, Crayford	Cray and Shuttle		Active	View
Treatment of New Zealand pigmyweed at Hall Place	Cray and Shuttle	Hall Place Trust	Active	View

Improve condition and biodiversity of riparian areas
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Deliver tree work at Shoreham to increase light levels to the channel	Darent	Environment Agency	Completed	View

Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Develop network of volunteers to report flooding and/or pollution events	Cray and Shuttle	Thames 21	Active	View

To have an appropriate self-sustaining fish population

Modify structures or install appropriate measures to allow eel passage
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Improve eel passage at Powder Mill Lane weir	Darent		Completed	View

Address fish passage so fish can access appropriate habitats
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
A number of redundant weirs have been identified through Brasted, these need assessing to see if they can be removed, or fish passage addressed at each. These include: Brasted Mill, Brasted Center Weir, Brasted Garden Weir, Jewsons Weir, Bypassed Weir upstream of Tanners Weir & Tanners Weir.	Darent		Planned	View

To develop sustainable water management within the catchment

Reduce the impact of flooding
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate SuDS opportunities at Marlborough Park, Sidcup	Cray and Shuttle	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View
Identify Natural Flood Management opportunities within the Darent catchment	Darent	South East Rivers Trust	Proposed	View

To restore the river to a more naturally functioning watercourse

To identify all of the existing structures and sections of heavy modified river with the view to undertaking an options and cost appraisal outlining remediation or mitigation measures.
Action	Sub catchment	Partners	Status
Investigate options for fish passage at Nash's Mill Structure	Cray and Shuttle	London Borough of Bromley	Proposed	View