Nature Based Solutions for Flood Management in Inishowen (with specific focus on Clonmany) – 23rd July 2020
Prof. Mary Bourke – YouTube video of presentation – 23 mins – Clonmany Community Centre, Inishowen
Nature Based Solutions resources
Woodlands for Water: Using trees and riparian planting to alleviate flooding
Woodlands for Water: Using trees and riparian planting to alleviate flooding
By Ken Bucke: Forestry Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
Inishowen Rivers Trust
27 Oct 2018
Building Leaky Dams in Inishowen, Co. Donegal
A short clip from the Inishowen Rivers Trust project 'On the Ground' showing the construction of a leaky dam in Clonmany, Inishowen, Co. Donegal. Works contractor and forester on the project, Ross Buchanan, explains the construction process and how leaky dams work.
This project was funded through the EU LEADER Programme 2014-2020
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas with additional support from the OPW, LAWPRO and Donegal County Council.
Woody Material in Rivers
Woody material is a vital component of healthy rivers. Listen to Gareth Pedley from the Wild Trout Trust as he explains how wood and tree trunks that rest in the river provide habitat and food for fish and invertebrates as well as bank protection. The material also helps regulate sediment transport.
Large woody material can be fixed in place so there is little risk of it washing away in a flood and trees can be hinged into place, a technique often used by organisations like the Wild Trout Trust. Trees planted along a riverbank also provide shade for fish in hot conditions when water temperatures can get dangerously high for fish.
Silt trap for woodlands
Wetlands expert Féidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Féidhlim visits a recently felled plantation that has been replanted with native woodland. Local forester Ross Buchanan chats to Féidhlim and describes how a pond was installed to trap silt from the old plantation and run off from the fields nearby.
Leaky Dams Clonmany, Inishowen
Wetlands expert Féidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Féidhlim visits the Inishowen Rivers Trust natural flood management project in Clonmany to see the newly installed leaky dams. These dams aim to slow the flow of water through the Ballyhallan River catchment and form part of a network of dams on streams and drains. Féidhlim explains how the dams work.
(Domestic) Constructed Wetlands System in Inishowen
Wetlands expert Feidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Feidlhim visits a constructed wetland system for a single domestic house and explains how the system works.
Nature Based Solutions on Farm Drains
Wetlands expert Féidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Féidhlim visits Breslin's farm in Redcastle and gives us a quick demo on how to improve a drainage channel to capture more silt and benefit biodiversity while still allowing the drain to function effectively.
Nature Based Solutions on an Inishowen Farm
Wetlands expert Féidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Féidhlim visits Breslin's farm in Redcastle to look at a farm pond and it's use for trapping silt. He also looks at a green barn initiative and discusses multi species swards.
