The third of '5x5' blog posts to give a flavour of our quarter-of-a-century in practice. Featuring: York Community Woodland, Thanet Primary School Playground, West Wolds Slow The Flow, Townend Court NHS Clinic, Thornton Square Public Space

The first of '5x5' blog posts to give a flavour of our quarter-of-a-century in practice. Featuring: South Humber Bank mass tree planting, Barrow market place co-design, You Can Slow The Flow SuDS education materials, Great Western Railway electrification mitigation, and rain garden planters at Hebden Bridge Town Hall.

The Humber Forest is the new name for HEYWoods, and is part of the wider Northern Forest initiative.

Hannah discusses her voluntary work setting up the North Lincolnshire Woodland Trust

Bill, Elizabeth and Amanda have been shortlisted for the 2022 CIRIA Susdrain SuDS Champions Awards, for their work championing SuDS through Slow The Flow and West Wolds Slow The Flow. Please lend us your vote for the win! (Voting closes 8th July)

An introduction to Natural Flood Management Techniques, for West Wolds Slow the Flow & Slow The Flow Calderdale

Over the course of the Festival, we were impressed by the variety and ingenuity of the projects showcased. Whilst everyone presented thought-provoking and inspiring work, there were some standout projects that we all agreed deserved a mention.

A reflection on Slow The Flow's recent successes, encouraging Natural Flood Management and Sustainable Drainage Systems in response to flooding in Calderdale.

This year we have been backing the Landscape Institute's #chooselandscape campaign. Choose Landscape aims to encourage young people to start in, and older people to convert to, the landscape profession. Using the key phrases 'Connect people, Transform places, Protect nature' - who wouldn't want to be part of our great profession?

Coo, what is a SuDS retrofit exemplar? Well, SuDS = Sustainable Drainage Systems and retrofit means it wasn't originally designed this way, but now it is! Exemplar? - you would be hard-pushed to do more or better!