• Preventing future floods: the role of land management and the CAP
    More rain and tidal surges have meant that it has been another traumatic weekend for people in the West Country, and parts of Wales. February started where the wettest January for 100 years left off,...
  • More on floods: past, present and future
    I have just had two very contrasting days (one in the field, one in meetings) but with a common theme - floods. On Wednesday, I was with our local team in the unseasonably warm January sunshine at...
  • The science of flooding, wildlife and land management
    RSPB scientist Philip Blaen wrote a piece for online newspaper the Huffington Post this week giving the scientific perspective on flooding. This coincided with the launch of the RSPB's Centre for Conservation...
  • Consensus on Somerset Levels' future will underpin action on flooding
    The following has been issued by the Somerset Levels and Moors Task Force ... A ‘Vision’ of what the Somerset Levels and Moors might look like in 2030, intended to guide water and land management policies...
  • Valuing nature in flood and coastal erosion risk management
    This morning, I spoke at the Environment Agency's Flood and Coastal Conference in Telford. The long hand version of what I said is shown below. I followed a sobering talk from Jeff Lindner, meterologist...