[03/25] MSc Environmental Hazards and Risk students visiting flood mitigation options in Cumbria. The students looked at both engineered and nature-based solutions (NbS) within the River Cocker catchment.
The MSc Environmental Hazards and Risks field trip to Cumbria on flood management visited hard engineering and nature-based solutions to the issue of flood hazards. With the West Cumbria Rivers Trust, the group trip saw leaky debris dams in Whinlatter Forest and discussed how to work with landowners to enable the installation of nature-based solutions. In Cockermouth, the group met with the local Environment Agency team to see the range of engineered solutions to flood hazard management. These solutions include traditional flood walls, self-raising flood walls, and glass walls to maintain the link between the town and the river.
Thanks to Bethany Berry-Henshaw from West Cumbria Rivers Trust and to Angela Wakefield and Adrian Bacon from the Environment Agency for their insights and knowledge.
Links
https://www.westcumbriariverstrust.org
https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/geography/postgraduate-study/taught-masters/msc-environmental-hazards--risk
Photo credit: Sim Reaney, 2025
Bethany Berry-Henshaw from West Cumbria Rivers Trust explains how the leaky debris dams in Whinlatter Forest work to students from the MSc Environmental Hazards and Risk at Durham University.
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