12.02.2022

Downstream Defender® protects waterways and wildlife in Richmond Park

The Beverley Brook is a 14.3km long river that passes through Richmond Park on its way to the Thames. It is currently failing its target of 'Good Ecological Potential' under the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD) as a result of extensive physical modification resulting in a straightened, widened, and deepened channel and domestic and urban discharge, which affects water quality and the survival of aquatic organisms.

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