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The Thames and Wey riversides: treasured amenity
Weybridge is graced with beautiful riversides which are publicly accessible. These are much used and valued by residents and visitors alike.
The local stretch of the River Wey Navigation is National Trust owned and is a conservation area.
The Thames riverside between Weybridge and Walton, along the Desborough Cut, carries the Thames Path and a Sustrans national cycle route.
The character of the local riverside landscape is very much defined by the presence and variety of trees. The riverside provides a big and welcome contrast to the urban landscape -- it is a publicly accessible stretch of countryside right on the doorstep of Weybridge.
The River Thames is much used for recreation and sporting activities, with with two rowing clubs, an extremely active canoe club, and two sailing clubs. The riverside is popular for fishing.
Riverside Matters
Lower Thames Flood Strategy - local impact - widening Desborough Cut
Weybridge moorings improvement - Environment Agency tree removal
Riverside litter picking starts
Many people have commented on the recent felling of riverside trees by the Environment Agency, which went ahead despite strong requests to retain some of them. A much bigger issue for our local riverside is an EA proposal to create upstream flood channels and widen the Desborough Cut by 4 metres along its length. This is part of the Lower Thames Flood Strategy proposals. : Elmbridge Borough Council has said it cannot support proposals made in the EA Lower Thames Flood Strategy. Read more....
Environment Agency consultation - flood strategy and tree removal
Lower Thames Flood Strategy -
widening the river
The EA is proposing to create large-scale flood channels upstream of Weybridge, and to widen Desborough Cut on the southern
bank by 4 metres, with major impact on riverside amenity. Consultation ended on 18 Dec 2009. : Elmbridge Borough Council has said it cannot support proposals made in the EA Lower Thames Flood Strategy. Read more...
Weybridge 24 hr moorings works
- tree removal
The Environment Agency has consulted with local groups
during 2009 about improving the moorings on the Thames
at Weybridge. Improved facilities will be welcome, but there are concerns about the loss of trees. Councillors and others pressed for the
retention of mature trees, with limited success. New planting is promised. Read more...
Surrey's gravel extraction plans
Gravel Extraction at Weybridge
riverside: possibilities assessed include Broadwater and
Desborough Island. Surrey Mineral Plan consultation proposals
for extraction from Hamm Court Farm get a guarded response from
Elmbridge.
Riverside litter
Action taken on
riverside litterBack in April, 38 bags of litter were picked from the Weybridge Thames riverside, in response to our proposal for a project to clear litter under the Pay Back scheme. Now a regular litter picking service is being started.