First ever woodland natural flood management guide published

摘要

Advice in the new UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide includes how woodland creation can be used to reduce flood risk and how management operations may be modified to minimise their impact on flood flows.Anew UK-wide guide outlining how our forests and. woodlands can reduce the damaging effects and financial impact of flooding on vulnerable communities has been published by the Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Forestry and Northern Ireland Forest Service.Woodlands can play a key role in flood mitigation and make an important contribution to reducing downstream flood risk. Tree planting can significantly impact the volume, pathway and timing of surface run-off, slowing and reducing flood peaks.