Natural flood management scheme completed in North York Moors
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 17:38 · Archive
A £306,000 natural flood management project on the River Dove has finished, aiming to protect two villages from flooding.
A natural flood management scheme on the River Dove in North Yorkshire has been completed, aiming to protect communities from flooding. The £306,000 project reconnected 27 hectares of floodplain to the river and created more than 7,500 cubic metres of flood storage—equivalent to the volume of three Olympic-sized swimming pools—for the villages of Kirkby Mills and Keldholme.
Delivered by the Environment Agency and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust over two years, the scheme involved collaboration with 18 farms and 15 landowners to implement measures tailored to the local environment. Funding came from multiple sources: £154,000 from the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee's Local Levy and £134,000 from the Flood Defence Grant in Aid.
Joe Allan, flood and coastal risk management adviser at the Environment Agency, said the project demonstrated 'what can be achieved when we work with nature, not against it', creating 'a more resilient landscape that reduces the risk of flooding to communities'. Henry Morgan, project officer at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, credited the landowners and farmers for working 'to find solutions that worked for their businesses, the river, local communities and wildlife'.
How it is being reported
- Flood management scheme completes after work in North York MoorsA natural flood management scheme has reached completion with hopes of protecting communities from the growing threat of climate change.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 19 Oct, 16:34
- Flood management scheme completes after work in North York MoorsA natural flood management scheme has reached completion with hopes of protecting communities from the growing threat of climate change.The Press (York) · 19 Oct, 16:34
In this story: River Dove · Kirkby Mills · Keldholme · North Yorkshire · Environment Agency · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust · Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee
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