A selection of technical and and non-technical links to useful websites related to river management:
The British Society for Geomorphology – http://www.geomorphology.org.uk/ – The best work of British geomorphologists home and abroad
The Environment Agency – www.environment-agency.gov.uk – The principle river regulator in England
The River Wiki – http://riverwiki.restorerivers.eu/ – A map of all the river restoration project across Europe
The River Restoration Centre – www.therrc.co.uk – For news, advice and case studies to do with river restoration
My Environment – http://www.myenvironment.org.uk/ – connecting people with nature
The Urban River Survey – www.urbanriversurvey.org – A great tool for monitoring changes in urban rivers over time
The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) – http://www.ceh.ac.uk – Focusing upon research in ecology and hydrology
EU Restore – http://www.restorerivers.eu/ – Case studies of river management approaches from across Europe
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) – www.cefas.defra.gov.uk – For everything fishy
River Research and Applications – http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1535-1467 – One of several informative academic journals focusing upon river management
The Water Framework Directive Mitigation Measures Manual –http://evidence.environment-agency.gov.uk/FCERM/en/SC060065.aspx – Good advice on WFD but also general river restoration
Wallingford – http://www.hrwallingford.com/site/ – A leading river management consultancy
The River Habitat Survey – http://www.riverhabitatsurvey.org/ – A standardised methodology for monitoring change in rivers
Daylighting – http://daylighting.org.uk – A project looking at the challenges and opportunities presented by deculverting
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO)– http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/ – The regulatory body for the marine environment in England and Wales
Hi there. Please can you help us. Trying to find out the names of the streams running through Pitts Wood, Overdale Rd, Quintin, Birmingham. Thought you may be able to help or at least let us know which waterways they eventually feed in from and if they are derived from local springs. Many thanks
Janette Colbridge Vaze