Eddleston Water Project: Natural flood management & river restoration in a catchment context

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1 Eddleston Water Project: Natural flood management & river restoration in a catchment context Background Aims, partners etc Achievements to date Funding Role of Tweed Forum Critical mass and multiple benefits

2 Who we are GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Environment Agency Forestry Commission Scotland Natural England Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Government Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Water Scottish Enterprise Visit Scotland LOCAL AUTHORITIES Northumberland County Council Northumberland National Park Authority Scottish Borders Council PRIVATE / VOLUNTARY SECTOR Borders Anglers Federation Borders Forest Trust Northumbrian Water Northumbrian Wildlife Trust River Tweed Commission Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland s Rural College Scottish Land and Estates Scottish National Farmers Union Southern Uplands Partnership Tweed Foundation

3 What we do Integrated Catchment Management to promote the wise and sustainable use of the whole Tweed catchment through holistic and integrated management and planning

4 How we do it catchment management planning

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6 Natural Flood Management projects in the Tweed catchment Eddleston Water Project Gala Water NFM project Till Floodplain and Wetland Restoration project Selkirk FRM Scheme Craik NFM Demonstration project Bowmont Glen NFM project Cheviot Futures

7 Background - Why Eddleston? Scale 70 km2 Variety of land use types Good source-pathwayreceptor model Substantial modification over time bad status Flooding issues in Eddleston and Peebles

8 Core aims investigate the potential of reducing the risk of flooding to the communities of Eddleston and Peebles by restoring natural features within the catchment. improve the river habitat for wildlife and fisheries; work with landowners and communities in the Eddleston valley to maximise the benefits they would gain from such work, while maintaining farm business productivity/profitability.

9 Ancillary aims, objectives and opportunities Act as test bed for a raft of different policy areas including: - Improvement of a water body under the RBMP and WFD Practicalities of delivering NFM under the Flood Risk Management Act Improvement of an SAC/SSSI Improvement of a world class fishery and mainstay of the local economy Understanding the contribution of groundwater flows to flooding Climate proofing - increasing farm/community resilience to more extreme climatic events Woodland expansion in a working landscape Carbon sequestration and payment for ecosystem services Understanding and overcoming barriers in engaging land managers Land Use Strategy planning using ecosystem services approach

10 A partnership approach The project is coordinated by Tweed Forum and involves the following organisations in terms of management, research, advice and funding. Scottish Government SEPA Scottish Borders Council Dundee University British Geological Survey Forestry Commission SNH NFU Scotland The Tweed Foundation Forest Carbon The Woodland Trust CEMEX Ltd The Environment Agency Scottish Power And many land owners and farmers.

11 Achievements to date Monitoring network

12 Achievements to date practical works

13 Historic planform Roy Military Survey circa 1750 Toll road map 1792

14 Today s planform

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16 Re-meandering

17 Fencing, planting, flow restrictors...in source areas

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20 Funding...for work on the ground Interventions on 12 different farms amounting to some 400k Public sector Scottish Government, Water Environment Fund, SRDP, Scottish Borders Council. Private (and charitable) sector Forest Carbon, CEMEX, Woodland Trust, Scottish Power and land owner contributions. Considerable added value and leverage for individual funders

21 Project governance and role of Tweed Forum

22 Role of Tweed Forum Trusted intermediary and facilitator Overcoming barriers to participation engaging land managers Ensuring the right measures, happen in the right place. Achieving critical mass involving multiple land owners to achieve impact at the catchment scale Securing funding package and overseeing all works Promoting and communicating multiple benefits to all relevant stakeholders

23 Critical mass and multiple benefits

24 Achieving multiple benefits