Nature Based Solutions resources
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
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.
