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Representation ID: 25952

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: Environment Agency

We welcome the inclusion of Policy DM9 - Protection of trees and hedgerows. As stated in our response to paragraph 8.43, trees are important in helping to keep rivers cool. They provide shade and moderate the extremes in water temperature which can be detrimental to fish spawning. Underwater root systems provide valuable habitat to fish and invertebrates whilst stabilising the banks. Shading can also be helpful in the control of aquatic vegetation. The plan should make reference to the value of retaining existing and planting new riparian trees of appropriate native species of local provenance where this is possible.