1. Potential demonstration sites: Scotland - SEPA
IUCN Workshop 25-26th Oct 2017
Roberto Martinez
Senior Hydromorphologist

2. Main pressures/measures:
In terms of funding for Scottish Government:
Priorities for Scottish Government
Barriers (we have scoped 37 barriers this year)
Urban environment (Priority for the existing RBMP).
Culverts
Removal of hard bank protection and creation of inset floodplains.
Rural Environment (next RBMP’s) and Pilot Catchment
Over-deepened channels: two-stage channel
Embankment set back
Realignments, assess energy for self-recovery
Large woody material
New projects but not funded by Scottish Government

4. Rural Name Location Techniques Pre-rest data River type Comment
River Nairn
Aberarder, Inverness
Channel realignment
Cbec has been collecting data
High energy, reference meandering.
Potential UAV flights in future
River Nith
Upper Nith, New Cumnock
Embankment set back
Yes – Sediment, macroinv. Macrophy, etc
Medium energy, ref meandering
SEPA monitoring plan
Glazert Water
Lennoxtown
Floodplain connectivity, bank protection removal
Medium energy, pool-riffle
Pow Burn
Angus
Two-stage channel
Woody material No
Low Energy
Other projects
Eddleston
Realignments, NFM, log jams, etc.
Yes – sediment, macroinv, hydrology etc.
Medium/High energy
Peals In Peril
Dee, Spey, South Esk
Check with SNH

5. Urban Name Location Techniques Pre-rest data River type Comment
Lyne Burn
Fife, Dumfermline
Create new channel, bank protection removal through a park No
Pool-Riffle
Tollcross
Glasgow
Culvert
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