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This September, we invite you to take part in the soft launch of the York Rivers Trail as part of the York Environment Festival and York Walking Festival.

Living Labs let students apply their research skills to NFM topics, exploring tree cover to community wellbeing, revealing overlooked insights for Ousewem and wider flood risk management.

Ousewem has launched a new riverside project in York, designed to help people understand how rivers, landscapes and community action are shaping a more climate-resilient future.

As projects pick up pace, our sites don’t just hold water and slow flows. They show what’s possible when local knowledge, technical support and natural processes come together.

NFM isn’t just about reducing flood risk - it delivers a range of other benefits. By quantifying NFM’s wider value, we can unlock new investment opportunities beyond traditional flood risk budgets.

Ousewem’s evidence base is attracting growing attention from academic, practitioner, and policy audiences. This spring, two members of our team shared insights from our work at major events.

At Ousewem, we are constantly inspired by the dedication and passion shown by young learners. Recently, we had the pleasure of receiving a wonderful message from Park Grove Primary Academy

Just over 50 practitioners, academics, regulators, and consultants attended the NFM CoP, designed to strengthen how we monitor the impacts of NFM across Yorkshire.

Our Living Labs continue to unlock practical solutions for natural flood management (NFM). This year, three new student-led research projects are shaping future thinking on flood resilience and more.