4.practical delivery of nfm, (water, land and woodland management)
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UNCLASSIFIED
Chris UttleyStroud District Council
Practical implementation of NFM
Aspects to be covered: 1. Small streams and surface flows – Chris
Uttley (Stroud DC)2. Large Woody Debris for Habitat, flood risk
and siltation - Richard Spyvee (GWT) 3. Land management, soils, agriculture and
larger NFM schemes - Ben Thorne (FWAG)4. Communicating with farmers – Paul
Cottington (NFU)
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Practical implementation of NFM in
small streams & overland surface flows
Data & Desk work
OS MapSurface water flood mapsAerial photoGeologyCommunity & partnerships – Covered
elsewhere
Principles of NFMIncrease surface flow roughness (LWD,
divert channel flow over land) Increase opportunity for attenuation (ponds, bunds, wetlands, basins)Increase infiltration (targeted tree
planting, soakaways & “spreads”)
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