Worcestershire Natural Flood Management Project – Leaky Dams in Wyre Forest
Worcestershire Natural Flood Management Project – Leaky Dams in Wyre Forest
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Worcestershire Natural Flood Management Project – Leaky Dams in Wyre Forest
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January 14, 2023
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The aim of this project is to reduce flooding in
the Dowles Brook catchment, by implementing at large number of small scale, natural interventions in upstream areas to help slow the flow of water and hold it back during times of high flows. These measures involve working on the tributaries of the Dowles Brook and could include things such as planting hedges, creating wetland areas. attenuation ponds, leaky dams, soll aeration and other land management techniques
July 6, 2025
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Elevation 60 m
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