Making
space
for…
Water
Image: sepa.org.uk
Natural Flood Management
and Nature Based Solutions
Proven solutions to help nature and reduce flooding
- NFM slows the flow by making space for water in the upper catchment
- We help find opportunities that excite landowners, the East Mercia Rivers Trust and EA specialists
- Community engagement is essential for success
- Members of the Market Harborough Surface Water Management Plan working group led by LCC
- £1 spent reducing flood risk saves £5 in flooding (EA)
- Set up four FLOODHUBS and two SCREENTEAMS on Whatsapp in flooding hotspots to selfhelp neighbours
- 12 large area schemes instigated
Landowners working with East Mercia Rivers to restore Langton Brook & create a community woodland with help from Harborough Woodland.