Thames Catchment NFM Advice

📢 Exciting news! 📢 The Thames Catchment NFM advisory project has been extended until March 2027. The next phase of the project will build on the momentum of mainstreaming NFM in the Thames catchment, support the development of NFM projects in the most at-risk areas and continue to upskill stakeholders to promote and increase awareness of NFM techniques for managing flood risk. Alongside this, the Thames RFCC have ring-fenced a further £1.2 million of levy for the delivery of small-scale NFM projects with the next application window due to be in Spring 2025. Find out more about the project and access useful NFM material here: https://lnkd.in/ewYzaBas

WWT’s Wetland Potential Maps are live! 👏    WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, is calling for the restoration and creation of 100,000 hectares of wetlands by 2050.     To help realise this ambition, they’ve developed the Wetland Potential Maps, which look at where new or restored wetlands would provide the most value to communities and nature across the UK. 🗺️    Their new evidence demonstrates that wetlands are one of the most cost-effective nature-based solutions. Restoring 100,000 carefully selected hectares of wetlands could provide £8.8bn in benefits over 60 years. 💷    Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/ern68Yik  

💸 Phase 3 catchment scale NFM funding is currently open! 💸 See everything you need to apply for the funding below ⬇ Application guidance webinar: https://lnkd.in/eWGP7-_E Application documentation: https://lnkd.in/esyAUwmS Sharepoint access request form: https://lnkd.in/epxXbG3F Contact: corrie.grafton@wwt.org.uk

💰 Phase 3 catchment scale funding 💰 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰: 12th September to 8th November 2024 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: SharePoint link here https://lnkd.in/esyAUwmS 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲: send the completed Expression of Interest form and NFM calculator to 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑠@𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡-𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦.𝑔𝑜𝑣.𝑢𝑘 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: contact our Thames NFM Advisor Corrie Grafton

📢 Coming soon! Phase 3 NFM funding Catchment scale NFM funding for two projects of up to £200k will be opening for applications from the 12th September to 8th November 2024. Further details will be released in the coming weeks. See below for the key funding requirements! #NFM #funding

Thanks to Freshwater Habitats Trust, Oxfordshire County Council and South Oxfordshire District Council for a great site visit yesterday to see the recently delivered NFM scheme at Littleworth Nature Reserve. This scheme includes willow hinge dams and willow spilling and was funded by the Thames RFCC! #NFM

📢 Site visit opportunity Come visit a small NFM scheme led by Oxfordshire County Council and funded by the Thames RFCC. This project includes leaky woody 'hinge' dams and willow spilling to slow the flow of water and enhance habitat diversity on a highly reactive brook upstream of Wheatley Village. Event details: 10th July, 11am-1pm Location: Littleworth Nature Reserve, nr. Oxford Book: email corrie.grafton@wwt.org.uk Limited spaces available!

🌧 A great and very aptly wet site visit last week to see a Thames RFCC funded river restoration scheme on the River Og delivered by Action for River Kennet #NFM

📢 Site visit opportunity Come visit an expansive river restoration scheme led by Action for River Kennet and funded by the Thames RFCC. This project includes river re-alignment to re-establish a natural course through the floodplain both increasing storage capacity and enhancing habitat diversity for wildlife at the site. Event details: 28th March, 10am-12:30pm Location: Ogbourne St Andrew, nr Marlborough Book: email corrie.grafton@wwt.org.uk

📢 Join us at a workshop designed to explore and increase understanding of the barriers to community and landowner engagement with NFM. These events are aimed at community members, landowners, community representatives and those with a community facing role e.g. engagement officers, catchment partnerships etc. 16th April – https://lnkd.in/e8Kj-bHK 30th April – https://lnkd.in/ebZegbXw (Both events will follow the same format so please pick the date and location which works best for you).