Wildlife Circus

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk  Left: the River Hogsmill in flood between Rose Walk and Green Lane Recreation Ground, Berrylands, 1937. This image has been reproduced with permission from the website Britain from Above A group of us recently came together to talk about the risks of flooding in the borough of Kingston. We have identified a mismatch between the intervention required to mitigate flood risks and practice; particularly where new developments in Flood Zone 3 are concerned. There is also concern about loss of soft verges, and trees and an increase in urban density.  Hogsmill improvements Tolworth 2015 Hogsmill improvements, Knights Park, Further landscape interventions are required to slow, store and filter water; reforestation; wetland creation and re-meandering of river catchments; serving to alleviate floods and droughts; slowing the surface water run - off, allowing it to filter and store, recharging aquifers, and creating ...