The “Brue Priority Catchment” refers to the River Brue catchment area in Somerset, England, which is considered a priority area due to potential low water levels and the need for careful water management, particularly in The Somerset Levels and Moors (SSSIs). The SSSIs were downgraded to “unfavourable declining” by Natural England in 2021 due to poor water quality. Issues of high phosphate levels were exacerbated by low summer water levels and flooding events.
In response, the Brue Headwaters Multi-benefit Project was set up by FWAGSW which received funding from the Environment Agency Local Levy and WEIF projects and Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA). The project sought to work with farmers and landowners to deliver nature-based solutions in the Brue Headwaters to address some of the issues faced within the catchment as a whole.
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