The Environment Agency is holding an event at the Denver Sluice Complex to set out proposals to improve the site for visitors – the site is a significant flood risk management structure which has protected the people of the Fens and their property from flooding for five centuries.
It is also now important for navigation and has a role supplying water to three public water supply reservoirs in Essex.
The study and development of proposals is being led by Richard Glen Associates, who have been working with partners to come up with ideas for how the site could be improved for visitors. The plan will also identify various ways of increasing the awareness and understanding of flood risk and the wider environment.
Ian Bliss, Waterways Partnerships Manager for the Environment Agency, said:
“We would like to encourage as many people as possible to come along to hear about the ideas to improve the Denver Complex for visitors; we will be on hand to answer any questions and are keen to get views and ideas to help develop the proposals.”
The Environment Agency manages the site and is a partner in the Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership (OWLP) which is a Heritage Lottery Fund project managed by Cambridgeshire ACRE. The Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership involves working with a wide range of partners to promote the Ouse Washes landscape as a destination while maintaining the uniqueness of this valuable, wildlife rich, working landscape and its cultural heritage.
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