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Creating a Miyawaki Forest for climate and flood resilience at Watcombe Primary School, Torbay

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Pupils plant 700 trees at their local primary school Torbay Council, SWISCo, and pupils at Watcombe Primary School have teamed up to plant 700 trees across 20 native species at the school, converting part of the school grounds into a Miyawaki Forest. Miyawaki Forests are dense, fast-growing woodland patches designed to enhance climate resilience and […]

DRIP Surface water flood forecasting pilot scheme

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Early Autumn 2025 update We shouldn’t be ungrateful, but for most of the year it has largely been a very quiet weather period for launching a flood forecasting system! Since the launch in January, the Met Office data shows that it was a drier than average winter season in Devon, provisionally the second driest spring […]

DRIP win award at Flood & Coast Excellence awards

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We are excited to share that DRIP has won an award at the national Flood and Coast Excellence awards, in the Surface Water Management category. This award recognises the work we have carried out in one of our pilot project communities, Stokeinteignhead, to increase community resilience to flooding. This has involved natural flood management, property […]

Devon County Show 2025

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The DRIP team had a fab time at the Devon County Show, held from 15-17th May at Westpoint Arena. Two of our partners, Westcountry Rivers Trust and Plymouth City Council, joined us on the stall to showcase the range of engagement activities that have been developed throughout the project. Visitors enjoyed playing the ‘Slow the […]

Slow the Flow booklet

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We are excited to share an excellent resource created by the Building Resilience In Communities (BRIC) team, from Plymouth City Council. This booklet contains tips on how to slow the flow of water in an urban environment, with some cheap and easy techniques that can be used to help reduce the surface water flood risk. […]

The Ripple Effect: Inspiring a resilient environment

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We are excited to be contributing to ‘The Ripple Effect’, a digital series from the Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and Content With Purpose. This series explores the fundamental role of the guardians of our environment, and the solutions to unlocking a more resilient, thriving future for all life on Earth. Head […]

Augmented Reality Sandbox

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The team at Westcountry Rivers Trust have been developing an augmented reality sandbox table, an excellent engagement tool. The table provides a visual representation of a river catchment and allows the user to simulate rainfall, highlight the flooding challenges a community may face. The sand can be moved and objects added to demonstrate the effectiveness […]