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Podcast: Creating natural flood defences on Dartmoor
Enjoy a walk on the uplands of Dartmoor with Emma Howard Boyd of the Environment Agency exploring how natural solutions can stop flooding downstream
What is a wetland and why do they matter?
Senior coastal advisor Nick Hardiman explains why wetlands matter, and the work the Environment Agency is doing to improve the UK's wetlands and flood prevention schemes.
Podcast: Adventuring in floods and ice along the River Usk in Monmouthshire
After January's heavy rain, we head out into the waterlogged fields of the Use Valley in Monmouthshire to witness and changed landscape and its wildlife – in episode 6, season 8 of the Countryfile Magazine podcast
Natural solutions to be used against flooding
Natural solutions are to become a formal part of policy to protect the UK from future flooding linked to climate change.
Can we prevent floods in the UK?
The aftermath of heavy rainfall continues to bring chaos, misery and tragedy to many parts of the UK. Why was the impact so bad? Why do we still build on floodplains? And could better care of our countryside reduce the risk of flooding?
What are natural flood defences and do they work?
The Environment Agency is working with nature and the landscape to reduce flooding incidents. Duncan Huggett explains the benefits
Tree planting can reduce flood risk, finds study
Planting more trees can help prevent flooding in towns by 20 per cent - when used alongside other natural flood defences, according to a new study.
Beavers not responsible for flooding, study finds
A new study by Stirling University has found that a local population of beavers may be preventing flooding, rather than causing it - as previously thought.
Flooding: is climate change to blame and what's the solution?
As flooding continues to wreck havoc in parts of the UK, we spoke to author of Taming the Flood. Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-old Battle against Flooding, Jeremy Purseglove's love about whether climate change is to blame and what's the solution.
How can we control flooding in the UK?
As parts of Britain suffer terrible flooding, author ofTaming the Flood. Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-old Battle against FloodingJeremy Purseglove explores the cause of these flood events and questions whether government policy on flood prevention is fit for purpose.
Storm Desmond creates England's 'highest waterfall'
Malham Cove in North Yorkshire has temporarily become home to England’s highest waterfall, after heavy rain and flooding caused water to cascade down the famous cliff.
Spending Review 2015: What does it mean for the countryside?
Earlier this week, chancellor George Osborne, unveiled the government's Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015 – here's our round-up of the key policies that will impact those who live and work in the countryside - and those who visit it.
Moving to the countryside: Part 12: a hard rain's gonna fall
Biblical rain brings flooding and major challenges to mountain living