Leaky barriers in a moorland stream.
Ousewem: A catchment-wide approach to flood resilience - good to see the Yorkshire Post highlighting the benefits of #NbS and #NFM as a means of mitigating flooding and supporting #nature and #wildlife. #ousewem
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We have delivered our largest #Ousewem project so far: Re-wriggling the artificially straightened Brompton Beck on the Hauxwell estate to create a 9 hectare wetland habitat.
Before & after pics show the improved land & river which is now moving freely & more slowly for first time in over a century!
Read the full story about our #flagship Natural Flood Management project at Hauxwell:
The #Ousewem delivery team - led by us - has created a new 9 hectare #wetland reconnecting Brompton Beck to its #floodplain which will store around 2994 cubic metres of water!
www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article...
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.. from tree cover to community wellbeing, this hashtag#YorkResearch is shedding light on areas that are often overlooked in flood risk management conversations: www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article...
#naturalfloodmanagement #YorkResearch #Ousewem
Read our 6 monthly #news update for #Ousewem below, the #YorkshireDales #NFM project we are lead delivery partner for.
The photo shows some of the wetland #scrapes or #ponds we've been creating to hold water in the land and slow the flow in Wensleydale.
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The benefits of #hedgerows are numerous: run-off reduction, topsoil retention, carbon sequestration & creation of #wildlife corridors.
These are some of the hedgerows planted by us recently as part of #Ousewem to support Natural Flood Management #nfm
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