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Nature in Investing global the of part WWF-UK’s Natural Rivers Programme is funded by HSBC as as HSBC by funded is Programme Rivers Natural WWF-UK’s Clackmannanshire Council Council Clackmannanshire Supported by by Supported [email protected] w For more information contact contact information more For wider impacts of natural flood management on local communities. local on management flood natural of impacts wider Dr Wendy Kenyon from the Macaulay Institute will be studying the studying be will Institute Macaulay the from Kenyon Wendy Dr supporting this project. this supporting WWF would like to thank the local farmers and landowners landowners and farmers local the thank to like would WWF www.mountain-environments.co.uk visit: visit: [email protected] e-mail: e-mail: Spinningdale, Stirling Road, Callander FK17 8LE 8LE FK17 Callander Road, Stirling Spinningdale, The River Devon Project is managed by Mountain Environments, Mountain by managed is Project Devon River The Clackmannanshire Council Council Clackmannanshire © 1986 WWF ® WWF registered trademark © 1986WWF®registered Services Development Roger, Gordon and throughout the UK can learn from and emulate.” and from learn can UK the throughout and et image © The River Devon project et image©TheRiverDevonproject country, delivering results that others in Scotland Scotland in others that results delivering country, in Scotland is leading the way for the rest of the of rest the for way the leading is Scotland in The River Devon project Devon River The exciting that the smallest mainland local authority authority local mainland smallest the that exciting an entire river catchment scale in the UK. It’s very It’s UK. the in scale catchment river entire an natural flood management has been tackled on on tackled been has management flood natural aua Rivers Natural “The River Devon Project is the first time that that time first the is Project Devon River “The “Crystal Devon, winding Devon” The River Devon Project: a partnership with nature the river’s natural behaviour, making the Throughout the UK, flooding is predicted area more susceptible to flooding and less to become more severe due to climate WF Scotland attractive to wildlife. change. In the past, flood management ©W has focused on the problem area, for The River Devon Project is a pioneering example, by constructing ever-higher study to demonstrate best practices in barriers to contain the water. Many such WWF-Canon / F HAZELHOFF Fred sustainable flood management. This means © methods are extremely expensive and the focus is not just on built-up areas are now considered to be ineffective, where flooding is a concern, but on the unsustainable and damaging to the wider whole river catchment and its entire environment, often merely moving the journey from the source to the Forth. water elsewhere. With more rain and WWF and Clackmannanshire Council, The last song Burns ever wrote, ‘Fairest less predictable weather forecast, urgent a cost-effective, common sense approach, working together with local farmers and maid on Devon banks’, celebrates the measures are needed to slow the flow based on understanding how the river land owners, are developing techniques river Devon and its winding journey of water from the land into the river. behaves naturally and working with it, to restore the river to its natural balance. from its source high in the Ochil Hills using natural methods and materials. The River Devon Project is using new down through narrow ravines, forestry techniques which address the causes of The Project is a long-term commitment and farmland, to meet the Forth and flooding, not just the symptoms. These to the River Devon, though some measures flow on to the sea. Below: the old mill in Tillicoultry techniques include the restoration of will be effective immediately. A healthier Above: canoeing on the Devon wetlands, which act as a sponge to hold river, functioning naturally, will benefit The Devon has influenced the course Right below: River Devon floods, 2005 of the area’s history – in the 18th and Right above: Kingfisher water, planting native trees along the local communities and businesses by 19th centuries, the river’s water powered riverside to create a ‘leaky barrier’ to slow reducing the risk of flooding, and improve the textile mills and mill towns developed the flow of water back into the river from the water quality and habitat for the river’s along the Devon valley. the flood plain, and erosion control where wildlife, including salmon and trout, otters In turn, human livestock have damaged bankings. It’s and kingfishers. activities over the past few hundred Libraries Clackmannanshire © years have altered the flow of water in the area. Changes Clackmannanshire Council Clackmannanshire in land use, artificial © drainage for farming and forestry, the construction of weirs and confinement of the water have all restricted ackling flooding – benefiting communities and wildlife and communities benefiting – flooding ackling T 1887 829453 1887 0 +44 f: ) ( 887 820449 887 0 +44 t: )1 ( Perthshire PH15 2DD PH15 Perthshire 8 The Square, Aberfeldy Square, The 8 WWF Scotland WWF Robert Burns, 1787 1787 Burns, Robert www.wwf.org.uk/scotland and flow’rs blooming fair!” blooming flow’rs and For more information visit: information more For with green spreading bushes spreading green with and wetlands for the benefit of people and nature. nature. and people of benefit the for wetlands and techniques for the management and restoration of rivers rivers of restoration and management the for techniques of the clear winding Devon, winding clear the of WWF Scotlandispart ofWWF-UK charitynumber1081247Acompanylimitedbyguarantee4016725Pandasymbol registered Programme. This programme is developing innovative developing is programme This Programme. “How pleasant the banks banks the pleasant “How The River Devon Project is part of WWF UK’s Natural Rivers Natural UK’s WWF of part is Project Devon River The Printed on 100% recycled paper made from 75% post-consumer waste May 2005 Cover main image: © Clackmannanshire Council,ins 75%post-consumerwasteMay2005Covermainimage:©Clackmannanshire papermadefrom Printed on100%recycled www.hsbc.com information visit the HSBC in Society section at at section Society in HSBC the visit information part of the global Investing in Nature programme. For further For programme. Nature in Investing global the of part WWF-UK’s Natural Rivers Programme is funded by HSBC as as HSBC by funded is Programme Rivers Natural WWF-UK’s Clackmannanshire Council Council Clackmannanshire Supported by by Supported [email protected] w For more information contact contact information more For wider impacts of natural flood management on local communities. local on management flood natural of impacts wider Dr Wendy Kenyon from the Macaulay Institute will be studying the studying be will Institute Macaulay the from Kenyon Wendy Dr supporting this project. this supporting WWF would like to thank the local farmers and landowners landowners and farmers local the thank to like would WWF www.mountain-environments.co.uk visit: visit: [email protected] e-mail: e-mail: Spinningdale, Stirling Road, Callander FK17 8LE 8LE FK17 Callander Road, Stirling Spinningdale, The River Devon Project is managed by Mountain Environments, Mountain by managed is Project Devon River The Clackmannanshire Council Council Clackmannanshire © 1986 WWF ® WWF registered trademark © 1986WWF®registered Services Development Roger, Gordon and throughout the UK can learn from and emulate.” and from learn can UK the throughout and et image © The River Devon project et image©TheRiverDevonproject country, delivering results that others in Scotland Scotland in others that results delivering country, in Scotland is leading the way for the rest of the of rest the for way the leading is Scotland in The River Devon project Devon River The exciting that the smallest mainland local authority authority local mainland smallest the that exciting an entire river catchment scale