Case Studies

FEL Scotland Climate Action community group exchange

Sharing climate mitigation and adaptation practices

The banks of the River Goil on a bright day.

This exchange explored how to build and create habitats to replicate in other areas of work. It highlighted the need for adaptation practices such as river revetments along banks to help with bank erosion, including native tree planting and green revetments methods, which has led to an increase in the salmon and trout population over the last few years.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identification of local areas that require assistance with flood management – local flood resilience group able to identify areas that natural flooding techniques could be replicated, especially burn flow coming off the Ochil Hills
  • Identify need for training or assistance in setting up flood management systems in local area, possible funding to help manage this and organisation who are able to help – problem identified by local council about funding natural technique projects. This is where charity organisations such as Forth Rivers Trust come in. Charites should be able to supplement council work
  • Education on nature based solutions for flood management that increases biodiversity – Houses at Pool of Muckhart have had flooding problems for a long time. The FRT project has changes the path of water flow from the hill, slowed it down and created a pond space for it to flow into. this stops the houses from being flooded and creates a microclimate at the bottom of the Ochil Hills. Natural techniques used include: overflow channels, scrapes, living willow leaky dams.

"Continuation of River Goil as well as other locations within the local area require funding and keen volunteers to continue the work!"