If booking within 4 weeks of the date the course starts, we expect you to make payment using card or bank transfer, before the start of the course.
There are some discounted places available for Trusts and volunteers from small organisations/charities. If you are interested in applying for a discounted place, please complete the discount request form, as well as the course booking form:
Discount request form
Floodplain Re-connection Training Course
This one-day training course will improve your understanding of floodplain formation and processes to inform river restoration, floodplain re-connection and natural flood management projects. The course is held at Doddington Hall's new Wild House training centre which is in the perfect location to visit the floodplain re-wetting measures which the River Restoration Centre helped to design and implement. The course will be a mix of presentations, group work, and site visits to floodplain features and restoration interventions.
The course will cover the following:
- Understanding floodplain formation and processes
- Identifying historic floodplain boundaries and features using the Hydrogeomorphological Cartographic Method (HGM)
- The different tools available to model floodplain connectivity and flow pathways
- A site visit to see floodplain features, overland flow pathways, and re-connection techniques in a headwater setting
- Approaches and options for re-connecting floodplains in different river types including low energy, high energy, and chalk streams
- Monitoring and assessing floodplain condition
Ideal for river managers, rivers trusts, local authorities, and government organisations, this course provides practical skills for re-connecting floodplains and enhancing river systems.
