The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.
Green Roof in the Front Yard
This case study highlights how you can take down and old out house and replace it with a wooden Shelter with a living roof. This roof is in Riddlesden, Keighley
Bike shed with green roof
In 2017 a bespoke shed to store bikes and other equipment with an extensive sedum roof was build in a domestic garden in Mytholmroyd The shed is made from regular
Green Roof on a Shipping Container
Creation of a green roof on a 20 foot shipping container that will retain water during heavy rainfall events. This green roof was created on a Shipping container in Mytholmroyd
Mytholmroyd Flood Wardens Slow The Flow with new Green Roof
Work has been completed on a brand new Green Roof on the top of the Mytholmroyd Flood Warden Storage Container at The Shoulder of Mutton Pub on New Road. Supported
Slow The Flow Community Led Natural Flood Management Conference – March 2019
Over two days, nearly 100 people from around the UK descended onto our beautiful town of Hebden Bridge in the Calder Valley to hear from Natural Flood Management (NFM) professionals
Initial results in from rain garden planters – they work!
Traditional methods proved to be either inappropriate, or too expensive, for monitoring of the small scale rain garden planter project at Hebden Bridge Town Hall Courtyard (see case study). So,
Urban SuDS Case Study: Retrofitting Water Butts
Retrofitting a water butt as a ‘mini leaky dam’ for storm water attenuation An easy win for those at home who would like to reduce their run-off to water courses from their
Source Partnership Report Spring 19
The Spring edition of the Source Partership Report is available here. Download here.
Initial Appraisal of Hydrograph and Leaky Dams at Hardscastle Crags, 16th March 2019
After the recent deluge, it would appear that the 340+ leaky dams built in Hardcastle Crags have done their job, at least in part. You can view footage, taken and