Latest news
The role of beavers in natural flood management
Devon Wildlife Trust have produced a video, with Professor Richard Brazier from the University of Exeter, explaining the role of beavers in natural flood management. Please follow this link to watch the video and find out more.
Smart gullies installation
We are pleased to announce the first of the smart gullies have been installed in Kingsbridge and Ottery St Mary, with further installations planned in Braunton and Exton. These devices are installed into selected gullies, to provide real-time information on water and silt levels. This information will be available to the flood risk team and […]
Project monitoring update
We are excited to be supporting three PhDs at the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth, who will be supporting the monitoring and evaluation work of DRIP. They will be studying the the hydrological and wider environmental benefits (carbon storage, water quality, biodiversity) of natural flood management, and the social science impacts of […]
Launch of the Devon Resilience Innovation Project website
Welcome to the website for the Devon Resilience Innovation Project! We will be posting on the ‘Latest News’ page regularly with updates from our partner organisations and their individual pilot projects to improve flood resilience across Devon.