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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 4 – How has the management plan been produced? – By Eleanor Morrison

Posted on August 23, 2010 by admin

The study was approached with the following strategy: Understand how the catchment works Appreciate the context of historic land management and the requirements of existing land managers; rural land managers are the key to the success of sustainable catchment management … Continue reading →

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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 2 – The unique qualities of this catchment – By Eleanor Morrison

Posted on August 16, 2010 by admin

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 →

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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Part 1 – Aims and Main Issues – By Eleanor Morrison

Posted on August 1, 2010 by admin

This second article examines the principal aims of the Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative, which included: Investigating the dynamics of water and the changing nature of the gravel bed channels in the Bowmont-Glen catchment Interpreting the relationships between land use, river management, … Continue reading →

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The Bowmont-Glen Catchment Initiative Update – Introduction – by Eleanor Morrison

Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin

(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.

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The River Till Restoration Project

Posted on June 25, 2010 by admin

MNV was contracted by the Tweed Forum to deliver a river restoration project in Northumberland. The project looked at flooding issues on the River Till, focusing on damage caused by an increasing frequency and intensity of flood events around the Till – Glen … Continue reading →

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MNV Sustainable Flood Management Demonstration Sites

Posted on February 4, 2010 by admin

A group visiting an MNV Sustainable flood management demonstration site Floods are destructive processes which damage buildings, agricultural land and transport networks, but are also constructive processes that maintain dynamic river systems and help landscapes to evolve. Flood management is … Continue reading →

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