Case Study

Milton Keynes Floodplain Forest Park

Milton Keynes Floodplain Forest Park

the River Restoration Centre Case Study Series This site was last visited by RRC staff on 21 st January 2011 Tel/fax: 01234 752979 Email: rrc@therrc.co.uk http://www.therrc.co.uk Milton Keynes Floodplain Forest Park Techniques: Multiple channel and wet woodland mosaic habitat creation Project location: Ouse Valley near Cosgrove, Milton Keynes River: River Great Ouse County: Buckinghamshire Project start date: May 2007 Project end date: 2015 Area/length of the site: 50ha/approx. 2000m Cost: £900,000 (Green infrastructure inclusive of river and floodplain works and landscaping) Upstream grid reference: SP802420 Site background Historical forest clearance, past agricultural practice

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