National Trust Riverlands - North Devon

Описание: For centuries, North Devon has undergone extensive land drainage to make way for infrastructure and to increase land productivity. Fields, woodlands and heathlands have been drained, along with the course of streams and rivers straightened and disconnected from floodplains. This has massively transformed the landscape and hugely impacted wildlife.

With rising rainfall, worsening floods and the continued decrease in wildlife associated with wetlands habitat loss, there is growing interest in sustainable water management.

This short film, made by ‪‪@NorthDevonMovingImage‬, showcases the work done to restore significant areas of wetland habitat across North Devon by The National Trust.

This Riverlands North Devon project and video was delivered through Freshwater Renaissance, a 2-year, multi-catchment programme of work aiming to restore a functioning network of biodiverse and climate resilient freshwater habitats. The programme was funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It has been delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency. The programme of work was delivered across multiple river catchments at five National Trust places: Cumbria, the Bollin catchment, the Bure catchment, Holnicote and North Devon.