UK government not funding natural flood prevention methods

Despite government support for measures such as planting trees to stop floods, no funds have yet been been allocated

Natural ways of preventing flooding such as planting trees have no government funding despite ministers repeatedly backing the idea, according to a freedom of information request by Friends of the Earth.

Almost a year since devastating floods hits swathes of northern Britain, environment secretary, Andrea Leadsom, and floods minister, Thi(C)rise Coffey, have both recently supported the approach, which aims to slow the flow of water off hills and reduce peak levels.