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 average 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.  Greyed-out land-uses were not recorded. Land-uses marked as 'Extensive +' were extensive on one side and present on the other side.

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