Quantifying potential flood mitigation benefits of tree planting on Mallerstang West Common, Upper Eden

Sep - Oct 2017

To quantify the flood mitigation benefit of tree planting on Mallerstang West Common. JBA's JFLOW model is used to simulate the planting effects on the 'infitration-excess overland flow' component of flood flows (1-in-10 year design event) downstream at Pendragon Castle and just beyond Kirkby Stephen town.

Funding sources

Woodland Trust Uplands Planting Research Programme (EAA7570; A102261)

Investigators

Nick Chappell (Overall PI), Barry Hankin and Sally Bielby (JBA Consulting).

Project Publications

Chappell, N.A., Hankin, B., Bielby, S. and Leeson, P. 2018. Reducing surface flow during floods in the Upper Eden by scrub planting on Mallerstang West Common, Cumbria. Technical Report EAA7570/R2. Lancaster University, Lancaster (UK). view report (pdf).