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THE RESTORATION OF WOODS MILL LAKE
Author(s) -
Hayes E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2004.tb00486.x
Subject(s) - ecological succession , population , dredging , mill , work (physics) , fish <actinopterygii> , silt , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , fishery , ecology , archaeology , geology , engineering , biology , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , demography , sociology
Woods Mill Lake is the centrepiece of a nature reserve at Henfield in Sussex, UK. During the last forty years, the lake has undergone a succession of changes, and this has resulted in loss of depth and encroachment of the reed‐bed. In the summer months the large carp population was suffering stress due to shallow water. The problem of silt excavation required extensive discussion with statutory agencies: in addition, the work had to be scheduled around nesting birds, breeding newts and school visits. This paper (a) discusses the complexity of the work which was undertaken, and (b) provides an analysis of the fish population which was removed from the lake.
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