Natural Flood Management
Practical guidance and information on how to introduce natural flood management into your farm business. Working with the environment to find long term resilience. The Natural Flood Management: A Farmers’ Guide offers a breakdown of different options available and where these sites may be best suited on your farm.
Below showcases podcast and videos which focus on the different management options.
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…
Natural Flood Management Podcasts
Riverbank Stabilisation – what do you need to do?
Riverbank stabilisation features can been a key solution to protecting riverbanks and safeguarding key agricultural land.
In this podcast episode we chat with Helen Reid, Senior Hydromorphologist from SEPA and Alex…
The Use of Cover Crops
What are the benefits to soil structure from cover crops?
In this video we discuss the benefits, which can be gained from incorporating a cover…
Green Engineering
How can green engineering help farmers?
Green engineering can be used to help secure and support river banks. Different methods can…
Offline Storage
Offline storage offers a solution to slowing the flow during extreme weather events.
Offline storage is a section of land designed to store overflow water from heavy rain/flood…
Blocking Drains
Blocking drains can have multiple benefits for landowners
Blocking drains can be a key management tool for slowing water flow, increasing retention time…
Riparian Woodlands
Riparian woodlands can have great benefits to water management on farm.
Riparian woodland is woodland alongside riverbanks and areas of wet woodland. These features can have…
Woodlands for Water
Hear from two Ayrshire farmers how the Forestry Grant Scheme helped them get more from…
Fighting Bank Erosion with Willow Spiling
Learn more about willow spiling and how it can help prevent riverbank erosion.
Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service Video
Water is the most valuable resource on your farm and the impacts that climate change…