New lease of life for Bromsgrove brooks

The North Worcestershire Water Management team at Bromsgrove District Council have recently been working in partnership with Worcestershire County Council, Catshill & North Marlbrook Parish Council and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust on a project to reduce flood risk and enhance biodiversity along the Millennium Way in Catshill.

This path links Milton Road and Stourbridge Road and is part of a 366 mile Sustrans route linking Reading and Holyhead.

The project has involved restoration of the Barley Brook – a small channel which runs from Shelley Close towards the Battlefield Brook, removal of several blockages in the Battlefield Brook to improve flow and creation of several wetland areas and overflow channels to provide more capacity for flood water. Some piles of brash and deadwood remain on site as these provide important habitats.

The Battlefield Brook is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including the endangered water vole.

During the spring, the project team and local volunteers will plant more than 1,000 native wildflower and wetland plants and bulbs, install a number of bird boxes and carry out a thorough litter pick of the area.

This work has been part-funded through European Regional Development Funds administered by the county council and The Wildlife Trust as part of their Natural Networks programme.

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