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Protecting Wildlife for the Future
The Trent StoryStaffordshire Wildlife Trust European Riverprize - 2015
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Staffordshire Wildlife Staffordshire Wildlife TrustTrustFounded in 1969, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
is the county's leading nature conservation charity.
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Staffordshire Wildlife Staffordshire Wildlife TrustTrustStaffordshire 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.
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Natural Natural ResourcesResources
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
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Native Water Vole
Grass snake
Native Crayfish
Great Crested Newt
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The River Trent: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.
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The River Trent: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.
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The River Trent:The River Trent:
Significantly modified for navigation since the 1600’s
Total length of main river 788 km Length of re-sectioned River 722 km92% of floodplain used for farming
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Opportunities:Opportunities:Re-connecting rivers and floodplains
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PondsOx Bows
Lagoons
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Exposed cliffs
Bare ground
Backwater
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Shallow margins
Exposed gravel
Woody debris
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