Upper Axe Landscape Recovery Project

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EcoLogic Consultant Ecologists were commissioned by the Upper Axe Landscape Recovery Project to evaluate the current ecological value of the landscape and habitats within the Upper Axe Catchment in East Devon, including the main River Axe between Chard Junction and the Temple Brook confluence, downstream of Clapton Bridge, as well as the main tributaries along this reach, the Hewood Streams, Cricket St. Thomas Stream and the River Synderford. 

Within this ecological assessment a number of surveys were conducted to provide baseline data on various aspects of the ecological functioning of the watercourses, including the aquatic macro-invertebrate and riverine macrophyte communities. Combined with farm visits the baseline information provided by the surveys would be used to provide advice to landowners on how changes in agricultural practices within the catchment could improve water quality on the watercourses.