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The project aims to slow the flow of water to Lorton and the River Cocker Picture: West Cumbria Rivers Trust Work on a natural flood management project at Whinlatter Forest has officially begun. In partnership with Forestry England and the Environment Agency, West Cumbria Rivers Trust is installing over 200 leaky dams in Aiken Beck, Whinlatter Gill and various tributaries and forest ditches. The project aims to slow the flow of water towards Lorton and the River Cocker, utilising logs and tree trunks from Whinlatter to create the dams, which will hold back water when beck levels are high during storms. ....
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