Use of Vegetation and Natural Materials
Making Space for Water Kinder Scout, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
The primary objective of the Making Space for Water project was to demonstrate how restoration can aid in reducing flood risk while also creating wider benefits. This project was executed in two phases (2009-2015) by the Moors for the Future Partnership; the project provided evidence about the impact of bare and eroding peat stabilization on upland blanket bog habitat in the South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC). An ecological restoration toolkit used to restore blanket bogs for Natural Flood Management (NFM) benefits was tested within one-hectare experimental headwater catchments, and attempts were made to identify the mechanisms through which NFM benefits are realized.
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