Ribble Rivers Trust set to be a part of 40 projects to benefit from £25 million Funding for Natural Flood Management
Earlier this month it was announced that forty projects across England, which will use natural processes such as planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding are set to benefit from a £25 million government programme.
One of these projects has been put forward by the Ribble Rivers Trust. Their project, known as Ribble Revival: Clitheroe Community Catchment will work with three landowners to install approximately 100 leaky barriers and carry out floodplain wetland restoration above Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley.
These National Flooding Measures aim to enhance floodplain storage and slow flows upstream – increasing the town’s resilience and helping to protect many areas further downstream. The works will also enable sediment and nutrients to settle in the plain, helping to improve water quality.
Speaking on this announcement Nigel Evans MP for the Ribble Valley said:
“The Ribble Rivers Trust have proposed a number of projects focusing on slowing the flow over rivers across the Ribble catchment and I am delighted that this project within my constituency has been successful.
“It is crucial that we work alongside nature to help prevent flooding and protect our homes and infrastructure. We have previously seen devastating flooding in parts of the Ribble Valley so I am delighted that the Ribble River’s Trust have been successful in securing this project which will help to protect our area from the threat of flooding and its devastating consequences.”