One of us is celebrating a big birthday 🤭🥳 and you’re all invited 🥳 join us tonight at The Trades Club and help boost funds for Slow The Flow and Cancer Research Uk. Mayshe Mayshe and The Silver Reserve plus DJ Dave Red Tin 🎸 🎧 🎶 Doors open at 8pm and we’ll be there til late Grab your tickets while there’s still some left 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/eUQGc_vH Amanda McDermott Adrian Horton Samuel T.
Slow The Flow
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire 1,196 followers
Educators in Natural Flood Management
About us
Slow The Flow is a charity working to advance the education of the public in Natural Flood Management, Sustainable Drainage Systems and other renewable methods of managing the environment, including the exploration of alternative practices which safeguard the natural environment and its resources in a manner which best fits the specifics of a local geography.
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- Fundraising
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Natural Flood Management and SuDS
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, GB
Employees at Slow The Flow
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Katie Kimber
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Amanda McDermott
Senior Landscape Architect at 2B / Trustee and Vice Chair at Slow The Flow
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Samuel T.
Trustee Slow The Flow | Graduate Researcher Huddersfield University | Full-Time Customer Assistant M&S | Volunteer Calder Rivers Trust | Volunteer…
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Is there a better way to end #floodactionweek than with us at Broadhead Clough?? No is the answer 😉 Click the link in the comments to book a free space for this Sunday at 9.30am and be part of our newest volunteering project at the beautiful Yorkshire Wildlife Trust site of Broadhead Clough in Cragg Vale. You’ll be right at the inception of the project as we navigate through the woodland adding leaky dams to #slowtheflow How does that sound 😀 Amanda McDermott Adrian Horton Samuel T. Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme iCASP
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Acorn collecting at National Trust: Hardcastle Crags, this Sunday 6th Oct 9:30: https://lnkd.in/ea6Yi_Ck Do come along, no need to book, just meet us there!
Acorn Collecting at Hardcastle Crags (family fun volunteer session)
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The importance of healthy #peat uplands, including for natural #flood management 👇 #NFM #UplandManagement #PeatlandRestoration #SphagnumMoss Also see our blog post on #Calderdale's Sphagnum moss project: https://lnkd.in/eXpshY8J
For Peats Sake! Our UK upland peatland should be dominated by blanket bog. It should be rich in moss It’s not. Our moors get the highest of rainfall and should be an almost permanently wet landscape. It’s not. From medieval times, much of the upland area of Britain has been drained and cut for fuel peat around the hill margins. From the mid-20th century right up to the 1980s, successive governments invested heavily in draining blanket bogs, to stimulate production. Payments were given to incentivise drainage, and across our landscapes even blanket bogs are riddled with drainage features. Drainage grants ceased in the mid-1980s, but governments offered higher payments for increased livestock densities resulting in an a ~30% increase in sheep numbers on UK moors. Drained landscape = fast runoff = dry peat = land subsidence = degraded peat = fire risk and associated large carbon emissions. Faster run off = floods, and erosion, and poor water quality Collectively all the above = a major shift from bog vegetation to heath and acid grassland, accompanied by dramatic reductions in key peatland species such as Sphagnum and rare, persecuted species. HOWEVER! This can change, and the benefits are significant. Just a water quality example is shown in the below graphic. There’s an extensive restoration effort, and this landscape plays a huge role in our collective futures: 💧 Security for drinking water 🌊 Reduce risk of floods ☀️ provide drought resilience 🌱 increases biodiversity 🏭 sequesters carbon 🌍 good for all of us More information based on local NW geographies Greater Manchester: https://lnkd.in/exFuRkYw Lancashire: https://lnkd.in/erG4XBsQ Yorkshire: https://lnkd.in/emw4uGfp Guidance: https://lnkd.in/ebX3JkEq
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We’re so pleased to be part of the White Rose Forest steering group - today’s workshop in Leeds brought together key players from North and West Yorkshire to share learning and best practice, and help to shape the forward planning for the ‘Green Streets’ agenda, which is all about urban forestry. We, of course, advocated for calling it the ‘Green Blue Streets’ plan, and ensuring the flood prevention benefits of urban ‘greening’ are being realised. One street tree (with good tree pit) can hold back around 5 cubic m of water in a storm event - imagine the impact of lots of them! Calderdale Council City of York Council Kirklees Council Wakefield Council North Yorkshire Council Amanda McDermott Samuel T. Katie Kimber Adrian Horton
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You only have to look at the news lately to see the devastating flooding across the south of England and parts of Europe, our hearts go out to all those affected 😓 Extensive flood resilience works have been carried out across Calderdale on engineered schemes and natural flood management but it’s not nearly enough, we must do more. The collaborative works we have done with National Trust: Hardcastle Crags with many volunteers provides anecdotal evidence that Hebden water is less flashy, the many natural flood management grants with Calderdale Council have increased our resilience but we need more! Do take a look at our website for simple, practical advice on what you can do to help www.slowtheflow.net #slowtheflow #calderdale #floodresilience #naturalfloodmanagement #hebdenbridge #flooding
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The rain is crazy here in Brighton! This isn't a weather update though...this is a call for more SUDs (Sustainable Urban Drainage). This much run off is an example of what can cause sewer overwhelm and flooding. So.. what can we do? Pop a planter or rainwater harvester under those downpipes rather than letting them shoot the rain all over the place. Let's keep clean water clean and in the natural cycle.
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Lots of opportunities for free advice locally, if you own land and want to use it for good! Slowing the flow of the water that floods others downstream can be paired with other land uses, and can be funded through grants...why not get in touch with Calder Rivers Trust and see if they can help? https://lnkd.in/eyFSGt9N #SlowTheFlow #Calderdale #FloodManagement #NFM #Farming #Landowners
Did you know Calder Rivers Trust offers free, confidential advice on land management and funding opportunities for your farm or holding? If you would like to arrange a visit, or just have a chat to see what we could do for you, contact farmadvice@calderandcolneriverstrust.org
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🎉 Big River Watch starts today! The countdown is over. It’s finally time to get outside, connect with your local river, and record what you see with the free Big River Watch app! Our rivers are in trouble, but there’s something that you can do to support the work being done to restore them. This week, join the movement fighting for our waterways and help us build a big picture of river health across the UK and Ireland by completing a short Big River Watch survey of your local river. From wildlife to litter, every observation counts! You've got one week to complete a survey and send in your results. We can't wait to see what you record this year. Don't forget to share your river watching with us - use #BigRiverWatch and tag us @theriverstrust.
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🌿VOLUNTEER WITH US ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 🌿 Did you know that Slow The Flow, National Trust Hardcastle Crags and tons of volunteers have installed almost 1000 Leaky Woody Dams at Hardcastle Crags?!?🙌 We are not stopping there! Come along and help us build more leaky dams to help "slow the flow!" 📋 Plans for Sunday 1st Septmeber 📋 🅿️ Meet at Midgehole car park for 9.30am (No Sign Up required) 🥾There will be a 10 – 15 minute walk to get to the activity 🕐 We intend to be finished by 1.00pm ✅Must have items ✅ 💪Sturdy footwear 🌳Long sleeved clothing due to forest undergrowth and bugs 🧃🍎Drink and snack Please note Under 16’s must be accompanied by a parent/guardian #SlowtheFlow #hebdenbridge #calderdale #naturalfloodmanagement Amanda McDermott Adrian Horton Katie Kimber Samuel T. Ben Fenton Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme iCASP Calderdale Council
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