Natural Flood Management in Calderdale
There are a number of projects across Calderdale designed to naturally manage flood risk. This interactive map shows completed and ongoing Natural Flood Management projects across the Calder catchment, detailing the types of interventions, funding sources and partnerships that have made this work possible. This spreadsheet summarises all of the information presented in the map.
Open up the map, then press the ‘Present’ arrow and allow the map presentation to fully load which, can take a couple of minutes depending on your internet speed. The orange hexagonal shapes at the top of the map explain how to move around the map and take a look at the project information presented.
Natural Flood Management Opportunities
While lots of work is already underway to naturally manage flood risk, there are a number of sites across the Calder Valley that would benefit from NFM initiatives.
The implementation of NFM measures can vary in terms of complexity, cost, and the benefits provided. This guide provides advice on the range of NFM measures available, the benefits provided and key information for landowners and farmers to consider which measures might be appropriate for their land. Information is also provided on the potential sources of grant funding available to help support the work.
This Natural Flood Management Opportunity map sets out the land areas where new NFM measures are likely to make the greatest impact for flood resilience and where ecological impacts are likely to be low, or where there may be some ecological constraints. The land across Calderdale is colour coded to show potential high-level opportunities based on our current ecological knowledge and catchments which have been prioritised through modelling.
Thinking about implementing NFM on your land? Get in touch for assistance and to hear about any funding opportunities that may be suitable: NFM@Calderdale.gov.uk.
To ensure we protect the biodiversity of Calderdale and don’t create flooding issues elsewhere, there are a number of steps that must be taken before NFM can be undertaken. This document explains these, and aims to assist landowner’s in the implementation of NFM upon their land. The NFM Project Officer is also available to assist landowners with any element of this, get in touch via: NFM@Calderdale.gov.uk.