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Natural Course hosts EU monitor visit
On 15th May, the EU LIFE Programme monitor visited the Natural Course project to get an update on progress and visit some project sites. After a general update on project outcomes and plans for the future, the team took the monitor to visit the SuDS project developed by United Utilities…
Detailed evidence base assembled to help understand issues and opportunities within the River Irwell Catchment
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has recently published the outputs of a study which helps Irwell Catchment Partnership members and others to understand the water quality issues within the River Irwell catchment and the opportunities to make water quality improvements. The Evidence & Measures study brings together existing data packages,…
River restoration to relieve flooding in Staveley
To help relieve flooding, a river in Staveley, South Cumbria, has recently undergone river restoration work to help reconnect the river with it’s natural flood plain. South Cumbria Rivers Trust worked in partnership with local farmer John Nichol, the Environment Agency, Natural England, CaBA, Biffa Award and Natural Course, to…