{"id":844628,"date":"2026-08-03T15:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844628\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:32:09","slug":"staffordshire-brook-revamp-work-aims-to-make-wildlife-thrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/844628\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffordshire brook revamp work aims to make wildlife thrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Contractors will begin by preparing the area and carrying out final checks, which include wildlife surveys and safely moving fish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">New ponds will be created while parts of the brook will be widened and some of the channels reshaped to allow the water to flow &#8220;in a more natural way&#8221;, the trust said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Some trees would need to be removed to allow access for machinery and the organisation said they would keep as many as possible, while those removed would be reused to create habitats for wildlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ecologists will be on site to check for any protected species, including birds and bats, before any of the trees are cut down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The project would begin in the northern part of the brook and move south, which the trust said would help teams manage water flow and protect wildlife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Careful planning and flood modelling have been carried out to make sure the work will not increase flood risk to nearby homes,&#8221; a spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The changes will help the brook function more naturally and support a healthier environment in the long term.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Contractors will begin by preparing the area and carrying out final checks, which include wildlife surveys and safely&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":["post-844628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}