This was just one of the whispered objections to our Woodland Trust-funded woodland creation on Fremington Edge. But heyho, we did it anyway. And what an uplifting sight it is at this time of year (in our opinion anyway). When the trees are in the leaf but the bracken is yet to come up, you canContinue reading “Don’t spoil our view”
Category Archives: Natural flood management
Light at the end of the tunnel?
It was no surprise to learn that the last 5 months have been the wettest on record for Yorkshire since 1872. The rain simply hasn’t stopped. We have had to redraw our flood plain boundaries; accommodate new springs and run off pathways; rethink our ford access contingency plan; and abandon a number of projects entirely.Continue reading “Light at the end of the tunnel?”
Marvellous mud
If you go down to the cluster today you’re in for a big surprise… Our flood plain has been transformed by a series of scrapes and bunds — the final intervention in this year’s series of natural flood management works. Scrapes and bunds help by temporarily storing rain and surface water — thereby increasing theContinue reading “Marvellous mud”
The rise and fall… of the Arkle
Why is natural flood management so important in our neck of the woods? For those of us who lived through the devastating effects of the 2019 floods, the answer seems obvious. But some aren’t aware of just how regularly the Arkle Beck breaks its banks. This is very easy for us to observe on theContinue reading “The rise and fall… of the Arkle”
Beavering away…
We spent Wednesday and Thursday last week learning how to construct leaky barriers at three different locations across the cluster; each where channels begin to flow in the wetter months. The idea is to let ‘normal flow’ pass through unobstructed, but temporarily hold water back during periods of high rainfall. This water is then releasedContinue reading “Beavering away…”
Help us to slow the flow this winter…
On Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th November we will be installing leaky barriers as a part of the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust’s ‘Arkengarthdale Natural Flood Management’ project. Led by Rhiannon O’Connell from the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust, we’ll use tools and bits of trees to create leaky barriers in overland flow pathways that will helpContinue reading “Help us to slow the flow this winter…”
Heggs-Castle Renaturing Project 