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Mark Turner, Natural Course Greater Manchester Team Leader, gives us an overview of what happened at the inaugural Greater Manchester Water Forum…  The Greater Manchester Water Forum met for the first time on Friday 18th June 2021 as part of the Greater Manchester Natural Capital Group annual conference and as…

We are pleased to announce the first in a series of ‘Natural Course Presents’ webinars. Natural Flood Management: Does nature have the answers? How do we attract private investment to help fund nature recovery? Taking place Wednesday 7th July, 12.30 – 13.30 (BST) you are invited to join Dan Turner…

Lorna Drake (Natural England Nature Recovery Network Lead Advisor for Natural Course) gives us an update on a recent site visit to Rostherne Mere. Lockdown, work from home and online meetings have all become normal parts of life, with many of us forgetting what it is like to go out…

Community Forest Trust, Woodland Trust, Environment Agency and Liverpool University have delivered a number of nature-based solutions at the Smithills Estate on the outskirts of Bolton in Greater Manchester. The project focuses on the creation of 25 structural features that provide flood risk protection for communities downstream of Smithills alongside…

Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Natural Course have just launched a new Natural Capital User Guide. Natural capital tools provide decision makers with the information and evidence to make more informed, joined-up decisions on the protection of the natural environment and investment projects. Natural Course has been supporting Greater Manchester…

Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Natural Course launches new Natural Capital User Guide It is designed to be the ‘go to’ reference point for all things natural capital across Greater Manchester. Natural capital tools give decision makers at all levels the tools and evidence to make more informed, joined-up decisions.…

New report on Catchment Partnerships across the North West River Basin District published. Natural Course has published its first report from the catchment benchmarking project. The project is looking at how Catchment Partnerships are currently working across the North West River Basin District, their challenges, good practices, and opportunities to…

US Army Engineer Research and Development Centre host virtual book launch for Engineering with Nature: An Atlas, Volume 2 Book features a Natural Course supported case study about natural flood management initiatives at Smithills and Low Leighton (New Mills) A case study showing the benefits of natural flood management interventions…

Natural Course publishes its latest findings as part of the ‘reviewing the model for water management in the North West’ project The latest report is an in-depth study of Cumbria, providing a more detailed understanding of governance arrangements across the county Following on from the high-level study of water governance…

Natural Course is working closely with Eunomia to find ways to better manage water locally. On the week the world celebrated World Water Day, we asked their water guru Yvonne Rees what this vital resource means to her. Feeling disconnected Water to me means joy, whether it’s a refreshing drink,…