Ditches and Dredging Part 2: What can you do?
What can farmers do on their farm to manage water in ditches and drains?
Practically, what can farmers do on farm to manage watercourses? There are many ways to…
Ditches and Dredging Part 1: What do you need to know
What can farmers do with regard to ditches and watercourses.
Ditches and Dredging – what information do land managers need? In November 2025, SEPA moved…
Water Scarcity: Impact and mitigation measures in Scotland
With dryer periods affecting water supply when needed, what can land managers do to protect water supply?
Water scarcity, what are the impacts and what can land manager do to reduce the…
Natural Flood Management Videos
Sustainable Bank Protection: willow spiling
Willow spiling and bank regrading on the River Don
Willow spiling and bank regrading on the River Don Beidleston Farm, on the River Don,…
Natural Flood Management Videos
Sustainable Bank Protection: regrading with large trees and willow
Regrading banks and willow planting in the Scottish Borders
How can you cope with a high energy river that is eroding a bank and…
Natural Flood Management Videos
Sustainable Bank Protection: brash bundles & root wads
Brash bundles and root wads on Milton Burn
Milton burn was experiencing severe erosion on its banks and the team wanted to explore…
Natural Flood Management Videos
Sustainable Bank Protection: Guidance and Rules
Sustainable Bank Protection: Guidance and GBR
Sustainable Bank Protection: Guidance and GBR Including sustainable bank protection within your management plans to…
Making the most of slurry
Keyshill Farm
The way we store and spread slurry is changing, it is becoming more likely that…
Introduction to the Papa Pump
Hear more about a Papa Pump and how it can be used on farm to provide an alternative watering source which can help to prevent livestock poaching around watercourses.
An Introduction to the Pasture Pump
Pasture pumps are another option when looking to set up an alternative watering source for livestock. This video gives a brief introduction to what they are and how they work.
Cogarth Alternative Watering Meeting
Key points from an alternative watering meeting held in Dumfries looking at the capabilities of the papa pump and solar pumps.
Alternative watering, that are the options?
Find out more about the options available when installing alternative watering sources for livestock.
Alternative watering: A farmer’s journey
Robert Ramsay a farmer and beef consultant with SAC consulting installed a solar alternative watering system on his farm in 2020. The new system has allowed him to remove livestock from the burn, giving him piece of mind when it comes to water quality, while also increasing the potential for improved grazing on the farm.
Priority Inspection – Part 1: An introduction
What's involved in a Diffuse Pollution Priority Catchment farm inspection? This is the first of a series of videos explaining what to expect on the day of the inspection.
Priority Inspection – Part 2: Steading walk
In the second video of our series explaining what to expect from a Priority Catchment Inspection, we join Pete Wright (SEPA) as he takes us through a steading assessment.