This is a really interesting and helpful project which is seeking to better understand land use and water management; their newsletter is a mine of information.

Click here for more information DTC Newsletter July 2014

Lessons from seeing understanding what others are doing by site visits – some really interesting examples in this newsletter including:

(There are PDF links in the majority of these examples)

• Pontbren farmers initiative – woodland shelterbelt creation leading to better drainage. I enjoyed this one in particular because it is farmer lead and is producing multiple benefits and is becoming better understood.

http://www.coedcymru.org.uk/images/user/FRMRCreport.pdf

• Rothamstead in particular in reducing the environmental impact of maize cultivation

• Eden catchment to look at moorlands and state of the art dairy farming

• Wensum catchment: the financial aspects of large arable business

• Wensum high spring rainfall – unseasonal flushes of nitrate

And much more ….