The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.
Leaky Woody Dams – what are the differences and what works best?
As Slow The Flow Calderdale prepare for various interventions to Slow The Flow at Hardcastle Crags, the question of which type of Leaky Woody Dam (LWD) is coming under consideration.
Stroud Natural Flood Management Case Studies
Chris Uttley, Rural SuDS Project Officer at Stroud District Council has published a series of six case studies that illustrate the natural flood management work being undertaking in the catchment of the
Results of research conducted on Plate Weirs installed in brooks on the Hebden Water catchment
Results of research conducted on Plate Weirs installed in brooks on the Hebden Water catchment – By Stuart Bradshaw from Slow The Flow Management Team. In January 2016 I wrote
A personal account of a day in the life of a River Surveyor – Beate Kubitz
Since March 2016, our river surveyors have been surveying various rivers in the catchment in the Calder Valley. As a result of all this very hard work, we have now
Are We Planning To Flood? – National Flood Forum Conference 2017
‘Are We Planning To Flood?’ Recently Slow The Flow: Calderdale attended The National Flood Forum Conference 2017. The conference was a very useful day, with a variety of delegates,
Water Table Monitoring – Autumn 2016
Written by Adrian West-Samuel from Moors for the Future Partnership. The team at the Moors for the Future Partnership (MFFP) undertakes a range of conservation works to reverse more than 200
What role can Natural Flood Management play as part of a solution to the flooding problems in the Calder Valley?
Traditionally flood alleviation has been implemented by civil engineering using “hard” solutions such as higher river walls, levees and tunnelling. These still have a significant role to play in the
New swale on Tipside in Todmorden
One of our ‘Source’ partners, Penny Bennett, has written about swale being used on Tipside in Todmorden. For more information on our partners at the ‘SOURCE’, please see this LINK.
How ‘mulching’ can help soil absorb rain water?
Beate Kubitz, one of our new colleagues at Slow The Flow Calderdale has written below about the process of mulching which helps the run off of rain water in a