1. Protecting Wildlife for the Future The Trent Story Staffordshire Wildlife Trust European Riverprize - 2015

2. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Founded in 1969, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust is the county's leading nature conservation charity.

3. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has been working to protect the wildlife and wild places where you live for over 40 years, enhancing the wildlife and wild places of Staffordshire and promoting understanding, enjoyment and involvement in the natural world.

4. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Natural Resources Biodiversity Audit 2006-7 Initial 17 key sites / 11 Quarries. (3) former Branston GP (4) Newbold (5) Tucklesholme (6) Barton (8) Croxall, Alrewas, NMA (9) Whitemore Haye (10) Elford (11) Elford South (15) Tameside Borrowpit (16) Dosthill (17) Middleton Hall

5. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Natural Resources Native Water Vole Grass snake Native Crayfish Great Crested Newt

6. Protecting Wildlife for the Future The River Trent: The Trent is the longest rivers in England, flowing 268 kilometres from flowing through Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. The river was originally extensively bifurcated.

7. Protecting Wildlife for the Future The River Trent: The river and its tributaries flow through some of the most industrialised parts of the Midlands, playing a major role in the industrial development of the area throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

8. Protecting Wildlife for the Future The River Trent: Significantly modified for navigation since the 1600’s Total length of main river 788 km Length of re-sectioned River 722 km 92% of floodplain used for farming

9. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Opportunities: Re-connecting rivers and floodplains

10. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Habitatcreation Ponds Ox Bows Lagoons

11. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Exposed cliffs Bare ground Backwater Habitatcreation

12. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Shallow margins Exposed gravel Woody debris Habitatcreation

13. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Science

14. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Science

15. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Science

16. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Science

17. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall: Implementation

18. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Implementation

19. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Implementation

20. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Implementation

21. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Catton & Croxall Monitoring

22. Protecting Wildlife for the Future Successes

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29. Partnerships