]> 2026-04-26T03:22:56+00:00 Case study:Belford Natural Flood Management Scheme, Northumberland 500 en Approved leaky woody dams Newcastle University Environment Agency Northumberland County Council North East Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Armalgamated Construction (AMCO) Ian Benson Design Royal HaskoningDHV Local levy funding North East RFCC PhD study through EPSRC FRMC2 Yes No Yes false No 55.5976493,-1.8283778 Paul Newcastle University Quinn ,,leaky woody dams, ,,, 23696 Environment Agency, Northumberland County Council, North East Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, Armalgamated Construction (AMCO), Ian Benson Design, Royal HaskoningDHV, 16 Belford.png 2007 2454101.5 Complete Local Levy funding (~£350,000) was allocated by the North East Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC). The Environment Agency used ~£250,000 to commission Newcastle University to monitor the catchment, conduct hydraulic modelling, design run-off attenuation features (RAFs), engage with landowners and the community, and appoint specialist contractors to deliver the interventions. The remaining funds were used to repair a damaged wall on the bridge in Belford village and to improve the drainage network in the village. (Note that only 2 landowners were willing to take part at the early stages.) Monitoring of individual RAFs has shown that they are able to have a significant impact (up to 10% reduction) on the flood peak in small to medium events, but that they were overwhelmed by larger events (by filling with floodwater during the rising limb of the hydrograph during observed storms). The RAFs have also provided multiple benefits including sediment capture and water quality improvements. Belford Natural Flood Management Scheme, Northumberland belford natural flood management scheme, northumberland http://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/16_belford.pdf No Belford Burn belford burn Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Land use management - agriculture Monitoring Water quality 2018-11-05T09:25:52Z 2458427.892963 2018-11-05T09:38:13Z 2458427.9015394 Belford Natural Flood Management Scheme, Northumberland 500 [2,"smw_unitnotallowed","\u00a3"] Belford Natural Flood Management Scheme, Northumberland# ERR7c4821480ce616a602940635f30465e2