1. Richard Jeffries and Roy Richardson Improving Scottish Rivers Proposals for delivery

2. Urban improvements From this… …to this.

3. Rural improvements From this… …to this.

4. Varied habitats – pools, riffles, etc Good for Ecology Good for land management Natural width low-flow channels keep the river bed clear of fine sediment. Less maintenance needed. Flood water storage within river corridor River corridor Agricultural field Varied habitats – trees / scrub

5. Working within the landscape

6. Catchment plan Healthy rivers Ecologically unhealthy

7. Arable – avoid Pasture – investigate potential Ecology  Land use  Urban  Healthy sections Unhealthy sections Area at risk of flooding River corridor Urban area Focus areas Urban areas - flood risk? Land use River corridor

8. Working within the landscape

9. High value land: no restoration here Channel moving around – issues with drain maintenance Regeneration opportunity Space for a functioning river Local factors & opportunities Possibility of small-scale works 2 metre statutory buffer

10. Ecology Land use Urban Restore to reduce flood risk Less maintenance Better habitats Stepping stone restoration River plan No change

11.  Land not used for agriculture  Old channel still present Rural restoration opportunity

12.  £22,000 from SEPA  Total value £48,000 low cost active restoration Logie burn

13. Urban restoration partnership Funderamount Water Environment Fund£100,000 Total UK£60,000 Aberdeen Greenspaces Trust Ltd£62,500 Aberdeen Forward£50,000 North East Local Biodiversity Action plan £2000 Aberdeen City Council£15500 Aberdeen City Council – in kind contribution £30000 Total£320000

14. Small scale stepping stone example

15. Catchment plan River plan

16. Q & A

17. Discussion questions Is improvements based on constraints the right approach? Improvements: where might benefits outweigh costs? Constraints: where might costs outweigh benefits?