National Standards for SuDS in England – June 2025
Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has just published new National standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in … Read more
Urban SuDS
The Flood Resilient Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guest blog by Dr Ed Barsley and Naomi Slade What is the Flood Resilient Garden? Designed by Dr Ed Barsley … Read more
House and office – SuDS retrofit
Tell us about your project: 4 Green Roofs, Hydration Channel, Water butts at every downspout, additional 1m³ IBC tank, Rain … Read more
United Reformed Church Car Park
Tell us about your project: Re-installed the car park that was dated and pooling water after heavy rainfall in the … Read more
Slow The Flow Launches Education Resources for KS2 and KS3 on Natural Flood Management
Funded by The Community Foundation for Calderdale, Slow The Flow has developed a range of free teaching resources on Natural … Read more
Raising Awareness for Flood Risk Responsible Development
Calderdale is a wonderfully warm and friendly place, as demonstrated by the incredible response every time our beautiful towns and … Read more
New farm sheds funding and building in SuDS
Agriculture’s requirement for a more robust and resilient water supply. Guest blog post by Adam Dean – Business Development Manager … Read more
CIRIA: The Natural Flood Management manual
If you’ve read Slow The Flow’s Introduction to Natural Flood Management, and You Can Slow The Flow SuDS pages, and want more detail… … Read more
Garden Communities Masterplan Consultation
Slow The Flow asked a question recently at a CMBC Cabinet meeting, with regard to the proposed Brighouse Garden Suburbs. … Read more
Brearley Fields, Mytholmroyd: An innovative wetland project to enhance naturally managed flood risk and create valuable wildlife habitats
By Sam Speight Work to create a wetland nature reserve commenced at Brearley Fields in Mytholmroyd last month. The project … Read more