WWT 'Wetlands for Flood Resilience' potential, GB

This dataset maps where wetlands could be created by natural flood management interventions (runoff interception bunds, floodplain inundation, leaky dams and gully-blocking, offline storage areas, floodplain wet woodlands and managed realignment) to improve flood resilience across Great Britain. This potential was mapped within 'demand' catchments (found within [this dataset]) which should be viewed alongside this layer. These 'demand' catchments helped to refine the wetland potential to areas where wetlands could provide the greatest benefits. The absence of potential in a catchment does not, therefore, imply that there are no suitable areas for wetlands in these areas, or that there are no issues with flooding where wetlands could provide solutions. This wetland potential map is not prescriptive at the site level and does not replace the need for detailed site selection processes, feasibility studies, and regulatory processes. The intention is to illustrate the overall potential and to direct users’ thoughts in a strategic way, rather than precisely telling them where to put wetlands, or specifying where action should or will necessarily take place. WWT are calling for the creation of 100,000 hectares of new and restored wetlands in the UK by 2050. This map is a part of [WWT’s Roadmap to 100,000 hectares project], which aims to assess both the spatial and economic potential for large-scale wetland restoration targeted at tackling some of the key issues faced by UK society. The work has a particular focus on four themes where wetlands can provide solutions, namely (1) wetlands for carbon storage (specifically saltmarsh for blue carbon), (2) wetlands for urban wellbeing, (3) wetlands for flood resilience, and (4) wetlands for water quality. Wetland potential for [water quality], [carbon storage], [flood resilience] and [urban wellbeing] has been mapped. Full methodology can be found [here]. Attributes: ──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Heading │Description ──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Type │Type of 'wetland for flood resilience' i.e. NFM technique that could be used to create the wetland. ──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── wb_id │ID number of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) waterbody catchment in which the potential wetland parcel is located ──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── wb_name │Name of the WFD waterbody catchment in which the potential wetland parcel is located ──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── country │UK country in which the potential wetland parcel is located ──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── wb_catch_2│Type of WFD waterbody (River/Coastal) ──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Area_ha2 │Area of the potential wetland parcel, in hectares ──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Data sources for attributes: WFD river waterbody catchments: [England], [Wales], [Scotland] WFD coastal catchments: [England], [W][ales], [Scotland]