Environment Agency has secured £50,000 from Yorkshire Water to compensate for insufficient water releases from Winscar and Windleden reservoirs. The payment will be spent by the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust on restoration and natural flood‑management work at Ughill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Peak District. Yorkshire Water reported the shortfall in November 2021; the Environment Agency’s investigation found inaccurate weir gauges had caused flows below licence requirements for four months. No direct environmental damage was recorded. The £50,000 will fund hay‑meadow management, pond creation for amphibians, and monitoring of species such as lapwing and curlew, aiming to improve water quality and biodiversity downstream.
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