Experts say the project on the River Ecclesbourne is a 'really good news story for nature conservation'.
Journalist, BBC East Midlands Today
The project, on the River Ecclesbourne, near Duffield in Derbyshire, saw the weir - built in the 1970s - removed. The work was completed in October, but experts suggested there was already evidence it had been successful. "It was a fish that had died. It had been probably killed by an otter but it was an adult salmon that was probably around 10-12lbs [4-5kg] in weight when it was fully intact.
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