Video: Re-connecting floodplains – a case study
See how part of an old silted-up channel has been dug out to allow huge amounts of floodwater to be stored in a field, as it used to be, off the River Isle near Donyatt.
Video: Increasing floodplain storage – a case study
See works to re-connect a river with its floodplain, which will help to prevent flooding on the Somerset Levels. With Joanna Uglow of FWAG and engineer James Hector.
Video: Riverbank stabilisation on the River Isle
See rock rolls installed on the River Isle to prevent erosion and stop soil from the riverbank causing problems downstream. The video's presented by Joanna Uglow of FWAG SW.
“Lump of concrete” removed at Dunball sluice
Somerset County Council has teamed up with Somerset Rivers Authority to improve the flow of water and lessen dangerous turbulence through King's Sedgemoor Drain at Dunball north of Bridgwater. Benefits include protecting the two bridges which carry the A38 over King's Sedgemoor Drain at Dunball, and reducing the impact of any future local flooding.
Video: How leaky ponds can help stop flooding
In times of flood, it helps to store water higher up in river catchments. Leaky ponds hold water back, then release it safely.
Video: Woodland planting to slow down water
See 6,000 trees planted to help soak up groundwater and prevent excessive run-off. SRA chairman John Osman, landowner Lord Cameron and land management expert Ben Thorne all feature in this video filmed near Ilminster.
Report picks out five possible sites for Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
A new report on possible locations for a Bridgwater Tidal Barrier whittles the number down from seven to five. The move follows analysis of feedback from a public consultation session, and a stakeholder workshop, held in Bridgwater in March. A tidal surge barrier is needed to help protect Bridgwater for the next 100 years or more.
New dredging to begin on River Parrett: a pre-start briefing
A detailed briefing about new dredging of 750 metres of the River Parrett for Somerset Rivers Authority in 2016.
Historic ponds restored to help reduce floods
Three old ponds are being restored, and a series of dams created, in the pleasant Meeds Valley in Montacute near Yeovil.
6,000 trees planted to ‘Slow the Flow’
Ten acres of new woodland are created in the catchment of the River Isle, on Lord Cameron’s estate at Dillington near Ilminster.
Video: How woody dams help slow the flow from hills to levels
See woody dams being created in the Blackdown Hills - with expert commentary from Ben Thorne of FWAG SW. (That's not him in the thumbnail! It's Bryony Sadler of FLAG being interviewed by the BBC).
Video: How Filter Soxx can slow down water and stop roads flooding
See Filter Soxx put into action in a muddy Somerset field - with commentary from natural flood management expert Roy Hayes.