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      1. Connecting Communities through Action

      • CCA01Community Engagement
      • CCA02WildChild
      • CCA03Big Washlands Watch
      • CCA04Transforming Lives
      • CCA05Connecting with Nature
      • CCA06Tales from the River Bank

      2. River Valley Connections

      • RVC01Trent Valley Way
      • RVC02Canal Access
      • RVC03Canoe Discovery
      • RVC04Gateway to the Trent Valley
      • RVC05Waymarking of Cycle Routes
      • TTTV2Interpretation Programme

      3. Transforming the Landscape

      • TL01Living Floodplains
      • TL02Rolleston Brook Hollows
      • TL03Trans. the Trent Valley’s Heritage
      • TL04Stop! The Military Heritage of the...
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      • High Sheriff’s Tour of the Trent Valley NEW
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      • Type 24 Pill Box: Stop Line Number 5
      • Rugeley Power Station: A New Riverside Park
      • Burton Washlands: A Landscape Vision
      • One Foot Forward: Walking and Wellbeing
      • Cherry Holme: A natural river island restored for wildlife

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  • Medieval Swarkestone Bridge and the River Trent

    Medieval Swarkestone Bridge and the River Trent
    © 2020 Steven Cheshire(Transforming the Trent Valley)

  • Stop Line No 5 pillbox on the Clay Mills Canal Aqueduct

    Stop Line No 5 pillbox on the Clay Mills Canal Aqueduct
    © 2020(Transforming the Trent Valley)

  • Bridge #17 on the Trent at Mersey Canal bewteen Swarkestone and Barrow Upon Trent

    Bridge #17 on the Trent at Mersey Canal bewteen Swarkestone and Barrow Upon Trent
    © 2020 Steven Cheshire(Transforming the Trent Valley)

  • Floodplain at Burton Upon Trent

    Floodplain at Burton Upon Trent
    © 2020 Steven Cheshire(Transforming the Trent Valley)

  • Flooding of the Burton Washlands in November 2019

    Flooding of the Burton Washlands in November 2019
    © 2020 Victoria Bunter(Transforming the Trent Valley)

  • Flooding of the Burton Washlands in October 2019

    Flooding of the Burton Washlands in October 2019
    © 2020 Victoria Bunter(Transforming the Trent Valley)

3. Transforming the Landscape

TL02 Rolleston Brook Hollows

Restoring the culturally important lakes at the heart of Rolleston.

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Prev Projects Next

Project Summary

Brook Hollows is a former fishing lake at the heart of the Rolleston community. It requires restoration work including silt removal from the lake bed channel, and we are developing an engineering solution to reduce significantly any future silting taking place. The site is a beautiful space for visitors to sit and enjoy the area, so the project includes an ongoing programme of woodland maintenance to ensure the best possible environment for people and wildlife.

The site has a great community spirit and will be a focus for celebrating the heritage and nature of this part of the Dove Valley. Information boards will tell the story of the site and its long history.

Project Legacy (click to view)

East Staffordshire Borough Council will be the responsible authority for on-going maintenance of the site. There is a strong drive from local groups to continue use of the site and utilise the resource as an educational tool. The local community is proactive and will continue in voluntary activities. It is intended that the majority of the partners will continue to contribute to the activities and maintenance of the site.

Project Lead

East Staffordshire Borough Council

Julia Baker
Senior Enterprise Officer
East Staffordshire Borough Council

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Our scheme partners helping to Transform the Trent Valley

Aggregate Industries
British Canoeing
Canal & River Trust
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Environment Agency
GeoConservation Staffordshire
Hanson UK
Lichfield District Council
National Forest Company
RSPB
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (Scheme Lead Partner)
Support Staffordshire
Tamworth Borough Council
Tarmac Aggregates Ltd
Together Active Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent
Trent Rivers Trust

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