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Natural Flood Management Leaflet
At the RAIN Project, weโre working across Harpers Brook and Wootton Brook in Northants to deliver a series of Natural Flood Management (NFM) projects that not only help to reduce flood risk, but also bring lasting benefits to local wildlife, biodiversity and communities.
To help explain what these projects involve, and how theyโre making a difference, weโve created a leaflet that gives a simple, easy-to-understand overview of our work.
Whether youโve spotted activity near your village or youโre just curious to learn more, the leaflet offers a snapshot of:
๐ฟ What Natural Flood Management is
๐ Where our key project locations are
๐ง How features like wetlands, leaky dams, re-meandering rivers and cover cropping all work to slow and store water
๐ฆ The wider environmental benefits for habitats, soil and biodiversity.
These projects form part of our catchment-wide, nature-based approach to flood resilience, working in harmony with local landowners, farmers, communities and schools
๐ Download a copy of the leaflet here.
If you have any questions, weโd love to hear from you: rain@westnorthants.gov.uk.
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The RAIN Project is funded by Defra as part of the ยฃ200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes, which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.
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