A Career in Natural Flood Management
As we come to terms with how the environment is changing because of climate change, jobs, and careers in Natural … Read more
Thought Pieces
Could beavers be introduced into the Calder Valley to reduce flood risk?
This is one of the first questions Slow The Flow is asked when we talk about Natural Flood Management (NFM). … Read more
Green for life, not just for Christmas
by Sara Tomkins, founder of Rooted, living Christmas trees, Todmorden. INNOVATION is one of the key factors in making Natural … Read more
SuDS barriers removed by new sewers guidance
What’s so interesting about changes to sewers? Sounds dull, doesn’t it… but bear with us… within some new sewerage guidance, … Read more
Slowing the Flow and Carbon Reduction through Floodwater Storage
Climate change is already impacting the British climate, with more heavy and frequent rainfall resulting in local and regional flooding … Read more
What do Coronavirus and NFM have in common?
Amongst the COVID-19 chaos, is a glimmer of hope. We, as a society, at all scales, are realising that individual … Read more
NFM and SuDS Opportunity Mapping – now live!!
Our clickable Google Map parcels up the pilot area into manageable chunks – you can zoom in and click on … Read more
Economics of Attenuation Ponds
The Economics of Upper Catchment Small Scale Attenuation Ponds versus A Capital Intensive Flood Alleviation Scheme Since the Boxing … Read more
Flood Prevention at Oldroyd
Oldroyd Terrace Saved From Storm Ciara, Here’s How The summer floods of 2012 and the Boxing Day flood of 2015 … Read more
Peat,Trees & Rewilding
But what have peat bogs ever done for me ?……..‘Gwapple me gwapenuts’ If when you think about peat bogs … Read more