The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.
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
Now over 1,500 photos on the river survey map!
Our dedicated volunteers have been working hard to collect the data that informs our work, researching the best places to implement Natural Flood Management (NFM) solutions in the upper Calder
Can you help ‘Slowtheflow’?
Slow The Flow: Calderdale is working to promote the idea of Natural Flood Management (NFM) in the Calder Valley and we are very proud to say that we have had a terrific
After the flood : The National Flood Resilience Review
Extreme flood events have been etched into the public consciousness since the Book of Genesis and stories of Noah. These dramatic events have impacted communities and their legacy across the
Sphagnum on Walshaw Moor Study
Summary Short Study: “A modelling study and investigation into how annual burning on the Walshaw Moor estate may affect high river flows in Hebden Bridge.” Date: first delivered 24th June,
A Natural Flood Management Pilot Project at Hebden Water and Crimsworth Dean Beck, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Further to our meeting on Friday 22nd July 2016 concerning the above matter where I undertook to combine the separate reports for Hebden Water and Crimsworth Dean Beck, herewith please