Whirlow playing fields show benefits of natural flood management in latest Limb Brook project

Work implementing a series of natural flood management measures in the Limb Brook Catchment to help protect Sheffield and the region against future flooding continues on new sites, this time regenerating a popular urban site at Whirlow Playing Fields to provide flood water storage and improve the area for wildlife.

The Limb Brook Nature Based solutions (NBs) Demonstrator project is a partnership between the Environment Agency, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust.

As part of the Upper Don Source to Sea programme, the works use a number of natural flood management methods used to help store and slow water flows, to reduce the risk of flooding at at-risk locations downstream in the Don, as well as supporting wildlife.