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Reedbed water management - summary
Water management including manipulation of water
levels and periodicy of seasonal flooding are key features of reedbed
management, whether for nature conservation or economic reasons. It also is
an essential element in restoration programmes, especially when providing conditions
suitable for rare
birds such as the bittern and in ensuring newly created habitat is
sustainable in the longer term.
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General guidance: The successful manipulation of water
levels depends on a sometimes intricate system of artificial
structures including bunds, ditches and pumps to move the water
around. These features should be incorporated at the time of creating
new topography suitable for reedbed growth.
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