A river near Edinburgh, UK, has served for more than a decade as a natural laboratory for studying flood defences, providing benefits such as improved water quality worth millions of pounds
When I visit a research lab, I don’t normally expect to have to dodge sheep or get my shoes muddy, but this lab is far from normal. I am walking on farmland, about 30 kilometres outside of Edinburgh, UK. The air is crisp and I can hear a river babbling as I approach.Chris Spray
Such methods, also known as natural flood management , are gaining traction: the UK government plans to For example, the team found an increase in the number of spawning habitats for salmon in re-meandered sections of the river. This is one of the reasons why the dipper is trying its luck in the river today, says Spray.A closer look at the river also reveals the various ways in which the water seems to flow – it is far faster on the bendier bits, which contain more oxygen and can give rise to a greater variety of insect life.
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