Windermere and Leven: Action Table

The development of a long-term plan for Windermere and the Leven catchment is now being led by the Love Windermere Partnership. You can follow updates on their website.

The actions below have been developed around the themes of the partnership, however, it is recognised that the themes interlink and many partners, businesses and local communities can help us to deliver these objectives. Each of the actions below is of equal importance: they are not prioritised.

Our action tables are always a ‘work in progress’ which are continually expanding and changing to reflect the needs of the catchment. Please let us know if you think there are any additional actions we need to include via our contact form.

Further information on how we will monitor these actions can be found in our Monitoring Plan.

Action Status Catchment Theme Partners
Cool Rivers – riparian tree planting for climate change Completed Coniston and Crake Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Widespread Engagement View
Reducing phosphate inputs from septic tanks using innovative technology In Progress Windermere and Leven Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Troutbeck Embankment Removal and Wetland Creation Completed Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience and Habitat & Wildlife National Trust, Natural England and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Large Woody Debris Installation on Bell Beck, Troutbeck Bridge Completed Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience and Habitat & Wildlife South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Cumbria County Council and Environment Agency View
NFM scoping on becks around Hawkshead Completed Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience and Habitat & Wildlife South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Cumbria County Council and National Trust View
Esthwaite Catchment Improvement Project In Progress Windermere and Leven Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, United Utilities View
Grange Over Sands Scoping Flood Risk Reduction Options Array Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience Environment Agency, Cumbria County Council and Forestry Commission View
Scoping NFM opportunities above Coniston Completed Coniston and Crake Flood & Drought Resilience, Habitat & Wildlife and Natural Channel Systems South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Natural England, United Utilities and Woodland Trust View
River Eea Walkover Surveys Array Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience, Habitat & Wildlife and Natural Channel Systems South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency View
Furness Becks Project Array Duddon Habitat & Wildlife, Natural Channel Systems and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Staveley Pilot In Progress View
Kendal Town View Fields NFM Completed Kent Flood & Drought Resilience and Habitat & Wildlife South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency View
Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme In Progress Kent Flood & Drought Resilience Environment Agency View
Birds Park Reservoir Investigations Array Kent Flood & Drought Resilience Environment Agency, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and United Utilities View
Kent Upper Catchment Flood Management Array Kent Flood & Drought Resilience Environment Agency View
Highways drainage in Kendal – Rinkfield Array Kent Flood & Drought Resilience Cumbria County Council View
Phosphorous Target Review Proposed Kent Water Quality United Utilities View
Outgate Wastewater Treatment Works Completed Windermere and Leven Water Quality United Utilities View
Ulverston Wastewater Treatment Works Completed Windermere and Leven Water Quality United Utilities View
Ambleside Wastewater Treatment Works Completed Windermere and Leven Water Quality United Utilities View
Windermere Wastewater Treatment Works Completed Windermere and Leven Water Quality United Utilities View
CFINNs Pathways Research Completed Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Invasive Species South Cumbria Catchment Management Group, University of Cumbria View
Water Quality Monitoring; Leighton Beck In Progress Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Environment Agency, Morecambe Bay Partnership and United Utilities View
More to Explore Project In Progress Windermere and Leven Widespread Engagement Morecambe Bay Partnership, Cumbria County Council, Natural England and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Improvements to Kendal Wastewater Treatment Works In Progress Kent Water Quality United Utilities View
Upgrading Endmoor Wastewater Treatment Works In Progress Bela Water Quality United Utilities View
Windermere Catchment Strategy In Progress Windermere and Leven Water Quality United Utilities View
Widespread bio-security In Progress Bela, Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Invasive Species South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Lake District National Park Authority, National Trust and Natural England View
South Cumbria Signal Crayfish Control Array Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Invasive Species South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Rural NFM Officer Proposed Bela, Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Flood & Drought Resilience and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Natural England and United Utilities View
Brathay/ Little Langdale Habitat Improvements Array Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, National Trust View
Upper Kent Sediment Reduction Array Kent Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Kent Catchment Partnership and Natural England View
Elterwater Paleo-channel Reconnection Completed Windermere and Leven Habitat & Wildlife and Invasive Species South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Natural England View
Poaka & Pennington Catchment Assessments In Progress Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Natural England and United Utilities View
Winster & Gilpin Habitat Improvements In Progress Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife, Natural Channel Systems, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Natural England View
Investigate project options and issues via walkover surveys Array Bela Evidence Innovation & Monitoring South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Milnthorpe Angling Association View
Improve the habitat of the spawning/ nursery areas for fish Proposed Duddon Habitat & Wildlife Duddon Rivers Association, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Investigate Issues with Septic Tanks in the Valley Array Duddon Water Quality Duddon Rivers Association, South Cumbria Rivers Trust and United Utilities View
Investigate Seathwaite Weir Proposed Duddon Habitat & Wildlife and Natural Channel Systems Duddon Rivers Association, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Produce a Duddon Valley Film Proposed Duddon Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Duddon Rivers Association, Forestry Commission, National Trust, Natural England and United Utilities View
Investigate fish populations in Logan Beck Array Duddon Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Habitat & Wildlife South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Duddon Rivers Association View
Re-investigate options for monitoring pH In Development Duddon Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Undertake a series of Redd counts In Development Duddon Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Habitat & Wildlife Duddon Rivers Association, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Control of Invasive Non-Native Species Array Duddon Invasive Species Duddon Rivers Association, CFINNS View
Walkover Surveys Array Duddon Habitat & Wildlife, Natural Channel Systems and Water Quality Duddon Rivers Association View
Review past tree planting Array Duddon Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality Duddon Rivers Association View
Eel Passes at Ulpha In Progress Duddon Habitat & Wildlife United Utilities, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Eel Monitoring and Feasibility Studies on Reservoir Intakes In Progress Duddon Habitat & Wildlife United Utilities, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Review of compensation flow at Poaka Reservoir In Progress Duddon Flood & Drought Resilience and Habitat & Wildlife United Utilities View
Investigate options to remove the weir at Seathwaite Proposed Duddon Habitat & Wildlife and Natural Channel Systems Duddon Rivers Association, Environment Agency and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Deliver Routes to Resilience Programme Completed Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience and Widespread Engagement Lake District National Park Authority View
Review Arnside and Silverdale AONB Management Plan Completed Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Widespread Engagement Arnside and Silverdale AONB, Butterfly Conservation, Cumbria Local Nature Partnership, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Friends of the Lake District, Morecambe Bay Partnership, National Trust, Natural England, RSPB and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Investigate reasons for failure in Mill Beck/ Poaka Beck Proposed Duddon Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency and Forestry Commission View
Ensure Housing Development in Ulverston Meets the Needs of the Environment In Progress Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience and Natural Channel Systems Cumbria County Council, Housing Developers and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Investigate Options for Improving Great Langdale Beck Proposed Windermere and Leven Flood & Drought Resilience, Habitat & Wildlife and Natural Channel Systems National Trust, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Investigate reasons for failure in Dragley Beck and Gleaston Beck Proposed Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Water Quality Environment Agency, United Utilities View
Target pollution sources in Grasmere In Progress Windermere and Leven Water Quality United Utilities View
Catchment Management of Phosphorus at Blelham Tarn Proposed Windermere and Leven Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, National Trust, Natural England and United Utilities View
Deliver the Elterwater Restoration Project In Progress Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency and United Utilities View
Tackling Diffuse Pollution Across Windermere Catchment Proposed Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement United Utilities, Environment Agency and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Restoration of Reedbed Habitat and Extent Proposed Windermere and Leven Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Freshwater Biological Association, Lake District National Park Authority, National Trust and RSPB View
Rusland Horizons HLF Project Completed Coniston and Crake and Windermere and Leven Habitat & Wildlife and Widespread Engagement Lake District National Park Authority, Forestry Commission and Natural England View
Conserving Coniston and Crake: Engagement Activities In Progress Coniston and Crake Habitat & Wildlife, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership, Coniston Copper, Lake District National Park Authority, Rusland Horizons and Wingspan Consulting View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Looking After the Locals Proposed View
Conserving Coniston and Crake: Restoring Reedbeds In Progress Coniston and Crake Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership and Rawdon-Smith Trust View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Bypassing Barriers In Progress Coniston and Crake Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership and National Trust View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Buried Becks In Progress Coniston and Crake Habitat & Wildlife, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership and Water Park Lakeland Adventure Centre View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Slate Shards In Progress Coniston and Crake Habitat & Wildlife, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership and Environment Agency View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Clean Gravels In Progress Coniston and Crake Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership and Environment Agency View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Birds, Bats and Biodiversity In Progress Coniston and Crake Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership and Myotismart Ltd View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Fencing & Farmland In Progress Coniston and Crake Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership, Lake District National Park Authority and National Trust View
Conserving Coniston & Crake: Restoring Rivers In Progress Coniston and Crake Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Coniston & Crake Catchment Partnership, Environment Agency, Lake District National Park Authority and National Trust View
Develop a catchment wide project on the Kent Proposed Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Flood & Drought Resilience, Habitat & Wildlife, Invasive Species, Natural Channel Systems, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, CFINNS, Cumbria Floods Partnership, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Kent Catchment Partnership, Kent Invasives Group, Lake District National Park Authority, Natural England, RSPB and United Utilities View
Value and identify ecosystem services payments In Progress Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring Lake District National Park Authority, Farming and Forestry Task Force (LDNPP), Forestry Commission, Lake District National Park Partnership, Natural England, Nurture Lakeland, RSPB and United Utilities View
Agree a model for landscape and environment change assessment In Progress Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring Friends of the Lake District, Lake District National Park Authority, Lake District National Park Partnership, National Trust and Natural England View
Support the Kent Catchment Partnership In Progress Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife, Invasive Species, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement Kent Catchment Partnership, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Control Invasive Non-Native Species In Progress Bela, Coniston and Crake, Kent and Windermere and Leven Invasive Species and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, Kent Invasives Group, National Trust and Natural England View
Deliver the River Restoration Strategy Proposed Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Flood & Drought Resilience, Habitat & Wildlife, Natural Channel Systems and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Environment Agency and Natural England View
Continued awareness for the Lancaster Canal northern reaches development Proposed Kent Widespread Engagement Environment Agency, Natural England View
Investigate options for developing a Crayfish Engagement Project Proposed Kent Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, CFINNS, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Kent Catchment Partnership, Lake District National Park and Natural England View
Pilot to collate datasets on priority habitats In Progress Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Habitat & Wildlife Cumbria Local Nature Partnership, Lake District National Park Partnership View
Morecambe Bay Extinct Species Restoration Project In Progress Bela, Coniston and Crake, Duddon, Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Habitat & Wildlife and Widespread Engagement University of Cumbria, Artgene, Butterfly Conservation, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Freshwater Biological Association, Kendal College, Kendal Museum, Kew Gardens, Lune Rivers Trust, Morecambe Bay Partnership, National Trust, Natural England, RSPB and South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Peatland Restoration Proposed Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring, Flood & Drought Resilience, Habitat & Wildlife and Water Quality Cumbria Wildlife Trust View
Implement the freshwater pearl mussel captive breeding programme In Progress Kent and Windermere and Leven Evidence Innovation & Monitoring and Habitat & Wildlife Freshwater Biological Association, South Cumbria Rivers Trust View
Deliver the restoring freshwater pearl mussel project Completed Kent and Windermere and Leven Habitat & Wildlife, Natural Channel Systems, Water Quality and Widespread Engagement South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Biffa Award, Environment Agency, Freshwater Biological Association and Natural England View
Action in Test 2 Catchment Array Test 2 View
Action in Test 1 Catchment Array Test 1 View