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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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