Working with landowners in the Langdon Hills, we want to hold water on farmland for longer to reduce flood risk in Stanford le Hope and improve water quality by installing leaky-dams with mycelium.
A number of leaky dams in ditches across this site are currently proposed, pending on engagement with landowner and our assessment using computer simulation modelling.
High-level modelling software will help us determine where to put the dams, how many to have and the distance between them. Stage monitors will record how they impact the natural flow of the water. A weather station will also be installed in the Langdon Hills to record rainfall including storm intensity.
This site would directly link with the leaky dams embedded with mycelium at Belfairs woods and potentially Shoebury Farmland. Linking similar sites across catchments allows us to assess how effective, repeatable and applicable measures are to other surrounding areas and the rest of the country.
