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The following is a short summary of the habitat type and how to create/enhance it to a "good" condition. For an informed position, please refer to official up-to-date Government guidance or the UK Government's Condition Assessment Sheet.
🔺 IMPORTANT
This habitat type needs to be assessed by someone qualified to undertake a river condition assessment.
Please note that any impact on a canal cannot be offset on a river and any impact on a ditch cannot be offset on a canal
This habitat excludes Towpaths and other land between the canalside and the nearest field boundary.
Synonyms: Canalised River
Description: An artificial body of water originally created for the purposes of navigation, whether it is currently navigable or not. Canalised rivers meeting this definition should be recorded as canals.
If you wish to select this habitat on a habitat selection screen, it can be found under Rivers and Streams (see guide).
Special Notes
To help determine whether or not a water body is a canal, please refer to the following resources
- MAGIC
- historic local data
How to Create / Enhance to a "Good" condition
Any enhancement must be based on a river condition assessment, by someone qualified to do so.
Please note that this is a simple guide to help identify the habitat. For a definitive description, please refer to UKHab documentation. Joe's Blooms takes no responsibility for the content of external links.