Natural Flood Management with The Wildlife Trusts
Restoring our rivers and wetlands to protect homes and businesses from flooding
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Time to restore nature’s flood defences
The Wildlife Trusts are calling on the Government to rebuild the country’s natural defences by investing in natural solutions for flood control, following the recent extreme weather conditions.…
Habitat management for red squirrels
A summary of habitat management techniques which help to conserve red squirrels
New research finds that Wildlife Trust natural flood management schemes deliver £10 of benefits for every £1 invested
Government and businesses urged to invest in beaver dams, bogs and ponds
BES2: Habitat Management and Monitoring with Brian Eversham
This link will open on the WildlifeBCN website.
Learn about the underlying principles of habitat management and monitoring
Land management advice
The Wildlife Trusts advise landowners on how they can help protect wildlife on their patch.
My flood defence
Bev is grateful to live down the road from Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a 210ha wetland site which stores excess water from the River Torne during times of high
rainfall. This saved her…
Response to hen harrier brood management proposals
Hen harriers are one of the rarest breeding birds in England. The Wildlife Trusts cannot support the recent decision by Natural England to licence what is called “brood management” of hen harriers…
Meadow Management: Learn to Scythe
This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.
Learn the traditional heritage skill of using a scythe on this practical course.
Bogburn Flood Lagoons
This link will open on the Scottish Wildlife Trust website.
Three open freshwater pools surrounded by marshy grassland and swamp
Five steps to creating a simple management plan for your churchyard
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
A session on enhancing churchyard sites for wildlife and people and building a simple management plan.
Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) Landscape Recovery
The Landscape Recovery scheme is one of the Government’s Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMS). It funds the development of landscape scale projects in England, to produce beneficial environmental and climate outcomes through habitat and ecosystem restoration.