Fenton Floodplains
Fenton Floodplains restoration
Esther Craister of SITA UK joins the Tweed Forum and other project supporters at Fenton Floodplains
• Category – DA/ Enriching Nature
• Region - Northumberland
• Project title – Fenton Floodplains
• Applicant – Tweed Forum
• Amount offered - £175,000
• Date of Board approval – March 2007
This restoration project led by the Tweed Forum is creating and restoring wetland habitats in the Till Valley, Northumberland. The Northumbria Regional Flood Defence Committee's Local Levy programme is funding £300,000 to the overall River Till Wetland Restoration Project, with a further £175,000 of funding from SITA Trust for work to be undertaken as part of the Fenton floodplains.
The project will work closely with local farmers to find a sustainable approach to flood defence by returning land to natural floodplain.
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