Edwin Third, River Operations manager standing alongside willow spiling on the River Don.

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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,…

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Walter Douglas, Carlinrig Farm, standing in front of a regraded section of the River Teviot

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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…

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Chris Savage, a Rural Business Consultant, explaining the brash bundles and root wad intervention on the Milton Burn.

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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…

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Helen Field, SEPA, standing in front of a river that has had some riverbank restoration work completed to SEPA's guidance and rules.

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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…

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A meandering river with riparian trees planted along the riverbank.

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…

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Cover crop

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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…

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Green Engineering

How can green engineering help farmers?

Green engineering can be used to help secure and support river banks. Different methods can…

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offline storage pond

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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…

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Blocked drain

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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…

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Riparian

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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…

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Woodlands for Water

Hear from two Ayrshire farmers how the Forestry Grant Scheme helped them get more from…

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Fighting Bank Erosion with Willow Spiling

Learn more about willow spiling and how it can help prevent riverbank erosion.

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Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service Video

Water is the most valuable resource on your farm and the impacts that climate change…

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