The funding is part of £28 million which DEFRA has allocated to fund projects that help communities adapt to changing flood risk in the face of climate change.

 

Making Space for Water is one of three pilot projects nationwide to receive a total of £1 million of Defra funding. The aim is to demonstrate how our natural resources can help protect against flooding.

 

Our sister projects are:

 

Slowing the Flow at Pickering – Project managed by the Forestry Commission

 

Holnicote Estate – Project managed by the National Trust