Land-use

At each RHS site, land-use extent is assessed within 5m and 50m of the banktop on both sides.  The bar chart below shows the extent of 17 RHS land-use types along the river bank in percentage term for the immediate land-use and using a semi-quantitative scale (Absent, Present and Extensive) for the wider land-use.  

The dominant land-use at our site is improved grassland both immediately at the banktop level and beyond.