Restoration Project Under Way

More local news from in around the New Forest area from Dibben and Dibben - as a major conservation project gets under way to try and restore the natural curves and bends of the Lymington River running through the New Forest. Victorian engineers straightened it about 150 years ago as part of a drainage project. Restoration work, which began in June, will restore the river's natural flood plain in a series of stages. Once the project is completed it is hoped that it should halt erosion in the river banks downstream and also help to prevent any serious flooding.

Hampshire engineers are currently carrying out the £300,000 restoration of the river at Warwickslade, which should be completed by October. They used old maps and aerial photographs as well as specialist local knowledge to uncover the original meanders. Nick Tucker, from the the Forestry Commission, said visitors to the New Forest looked for a sense of history as part of their visit.

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