River Douglas

Ribble Rivers Trust:

What do you think about your river?

As part of our #ERDF funded OURDouglas project, we're looking for people's opinions on the River Douglas.

Your responses will help shape the future of our rivers.

River Douglas Survey


@RibbleTrust

Dear Ribble Rivers Trust,
it's not our river, it's YOUR river.


The following pathetic questions are in the 'survey' (?)

Q: 5 - Visiting the River Douglas improves my sense of wellbeing.

Q: 7 - Being near the River Douglas helps me gain perspective on my life.

Q: 8 - Visiting the River Douglas helps me feel more connected to nature.

Q: 12 - I feel a sense of ownership/belonging when I visit the River Douglas.

Q: 19 - Visiting the River Douglas makes me feel I belong.

How much raw sewerage is pumped into the river and how much sewerage/chemical run off from the fields ends up in the river Going of reports in the press this last week we are going backwards with the amounts of raw materials going into our rivers/seas and it all comes down to MONEY

Tonker: Dear Ribble Rivers Trust,
it's not our river, it's YOUR river.

I see you’ve made a start already, Tonker, answering Q.12

An informative page on the Council’s website:

Opening up the River Douglas

The plans to open up the river to fish include the removal of Scholes Weir:


Scholes Weir Flood Gate

There are plenty of fish in the river douglas through Wigan,Bispham green ,rufford and through to the river Ribble.

What is it like for fish stocks above the weir?

I don’t know about the fish stocks’ situation, Ena.

Sonlyme, I think the weir removals are to improve the river habitat so trout can be re-introduced.

@Your_Douglas (Mar ‘21):

It will be wonderful to see trout and salmon back in the River Douglas one day.
We’re determined to make this happen and are working towards becoming an accredited Chapter of Trout In The Town.

www.wildtrout.org

Douglas Rivers Association CIC: Thread

Why would they remove a floodgate from a river that floods?

I don’t know what the plan is, AngelWood.

“Many of the water bodies are considered “heavily modified” in part because of the presence of multiple weir structures along its course …

The project will deliver fish passes at 8 sites :
1. Gathurst weir
2. Pottery Terrace weir
3. Scholes weir
4. Red Rock weir
5. Worthington weir
6. Downstream Pincroft weir
7. Upstream Pincroft weir
8. Grimeford weir

Link: ribbletrust.org.uk

Great thread joanne. Did the river have another name?