Holding back the waters - Woodland Trust

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The Woodland Trust

Publication date 2014
Publication type Policy paper
Pages 28

How can trees and hedges help mitigate floods and aid water management? read our short guide to find out how...

Trees can provide a sustainable and low maintenance solution to lessening the risk of flooding as well as delivering other environmental and economic benefits. Case studies from Wales provide real life examples to illustrate how it works.

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