FOBNEY ISLAND RESTORATION F o b n e y I s l a n d R e s t o r a t i o n The Fobney Island project was to reverse the historic impacts of land raising and dredging of the River Kennet near Reading and to reconnect the river with the flood plain. This was achieved by the removal of some 31,000 m3 of top/subsoil to lower the floodplain by as much as 1.5m, creating flood storage and wetland features — scrapes and pools to attract diverse wil

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