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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 3 – Why does the catchment need a management plan? – By Eleanor Morrison
Since the recent flooding, the former balance between the catchment and its land use has been disrupted. Historically, extensive channel management and floodplain drainage would have been carried out to reduce the risk of flooding and to allow agricultural activities … Continue reading
The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 2 – The unique qualities of this catchment – By Eleanor Morrison
The Bowmont-Glen catchment has special qualities and is truly unique, both ecologically and physically: The Tweed catchment is renowned for its diverse and traditional landscapes, which support a rich variety of important habitats and species; this has been recognised through … Continue reading
Willow spiling
In November 2008 MNV was contracted to carry out some river bank protection works using willow spiling. The site was at Oatridge College near Edinburgh, an agricultural college where a series of demonstration sites have been constructed showing best practices … Continue reading
The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Update – Introduction – by Eleanor Morrison
(click on map to enlarge) The Bowmont Water, known as the River Glen in its lower reaches, is a major tributary in the Tweed catchment on the Scottish/English border.
MNV – Bowmont Catchment initiative – Part 2
The Bowmont Water In January 2010, MNV Consulting Ltd won a major contract from the Tweed Forum to study the causes of the recent adjustment of the Bowmont Water river channel and advise on future flood risk management solutions in … Continue reading
MNV in the Teviot Catchment – Part 6
Flooding on Buccleuch Street in Hawick -1963 Modelling natural flood management, The suite of hydraulic software MIKE FLOOD was used to construct the Teviot catchment model.
