Oct 6, 2009

When is a swale not a swale?


Swales are fantastic for catching and holding water that runs across the land, giving it time to infiltrate into the soil, our largest water store. If it's been dry for a while - that's fantastic news! The problem is,  some landscapes are at risk of waterlogging - that's bad news.
To read an article I wrote on the Permaforest Trust website a while ago about a very simple system for controlling the amount of water your swale infiltrates, click here

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