▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ 1 9 ▁water ▁bodies ▁within ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁moder ate ▁water ▁quality ▁with ▁two ▁being ▁poor ▁and ▁four ▁good ▁quality . ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁rural ▁land ▁management ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁factor ▁affect ing ▁water ▁quality ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁water ▁industry . ▁Transport , ▁industry ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁also ▁have ▁an ▁effect . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁ ▁The ▁Br ue ▁Valley ▁Living ▁Land s cape ▁is ▁a ▁UK ▁conservation ▁project ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Wild life ▁Trust . ▁The ▁project ▁comm enced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁a ims ▁to ▁restore ▁habitat . ▁It ▁a ims ▁to ▁help ▁wild life ▁sust ain ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁climate ▁change ▁while ▁guarantee ing ▁far mers ▁and ▁other ▁land own ers ▁can ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁land ▁profit ably . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁landscape ▁scale ▁conservation ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁approximately ▁ ▁en comp ass ing ▁the ▁flo od plain ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Br ue ▁from ▁a ▁little ▁east ▁of ▁G last on bury ▁to ▁beyond ▁the ▁Cat c ott , ▁Ed ington ▁and ▁Ch il ton ▁Mo ors ▁S SS I ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Al most ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁area ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁Site ▁of ▁Special ▁Scient ific ▁Interest ▁( SS SI ), ▁Special ▁Prote ction ▁Area ▁( SP A ) ▁and ▁R ams ar ▁site . ▁The ▁project ▁area ▁accounts ▁for ▁almost ▁half ▁of