For anyone who may be interested !!
This is the Upland river setting. The Lowland river settings course may be booked separately.
With the advent of improved computing power, user-friendly software and easier acquisition of base data, the tasks required to deliver river naturalisation have become easier. In particular, the ability to rapidly simulate the action of water across the riverine landscape has revolutionised our ability to understand fluvial processes and to harness this knowledge to rejuvenate degraded systems in a targeted manner. This course introduces simple 2D modelling through a set of hands-on exercises to develop flow simulations across a varied fluvial landscape. It is targeted at those interested in this area but with no prior knowledge of river modelling. Anyone interested in NFM, river and floodplain restoration and tributary and drainage improvement will benefit from the course. Delegates will, under supervision, build their own models (no laptop required) and assess outputs using the results to suggest local interventions that improve hydromorphological functioning. All software and base data are free and these, together with the results from the day, can be downloaded and retained by delegates at the end of the course.