leaky dams Archives - Slow The Flow Calderdale

Hardcastle Crags – our most successful Project to date!

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 by Slow The Flow

Hardcastle Crags, our local National Trust site, is the home of Slow The Flow’s most successful project on the ground to date, with 250+ woody leaky dams built, and counting! Since November 2016, our volunteers have been working with the incredible team of rangers and land managers at The National Trust, The Environment Agency, Calderdale Council, Nathan the working horse, and many others, to build leaky woody dams across streams with …

Annual General Meeting and Film Showing of “High Water Common Ground” – 12th April

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by Slow The Flow

The Annual General Meeting and film showing of “High Water Common Ground” on Thursday 12th April at 7.00pm at The Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, Hebden Bridge. Directions here. On Thursday 12th April, Slow The Flow: Calderdale will be holding its first public meeting of 2018 which will consist of its AGM followed by …

Leaky Woody Dams – what are the differences and what works best?

February 16, 2018March 25, 2017 by Slow The Flow

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. The subject is complicated because we must ensure that the right schemes are put into place in the correct locations. We are learning from the …