Pictured: Big Felt and Bog Pool, from Tenderbog by Laura Harrington and Feral Practice (Image Credit: Juri Vlassov) Two artists Laura Harrington and Feral Practice (Fiona), who work together on the UK WaterLANDS residency took part in an exhibition, ‘Unbounded within – Symbiotic Subjectivities’, in Pärnu, Estonia. They joined four more WaterLANDS artists in residence and … Read more
Pictured: Kismu in Kenya courtesy of The Venice Agreement Laura Harrington, one of the two UK WaterLANDS artists-in-residence, was sponsored to take part in the Third Biennial international Venice Agreement (VA) gathering in Kisumu, Kenya (June 2 – 5). Her participation in the event was supported by the Venice Agreement (VA) and the United Nation’s Environment Programme-led … Read more
Pictured: Downsteam of Methley Bridge, River Calder. Have you been flooded or do you live in a West Yorkshire community that is at risk of flooding? If so, please take just 10 minutes to complete this survey and share it with anyone you know who may be interested before the end of January 2026. It … Read more
Picture courtesy of Dave Connolly, Calderdale Council Hundreds of people across West Yorkshire, who live in communities at risk of flooding, are being urged to take part in new research to help reduce the impact on the mental health of flood victims and provide them with the vital support they need. A large-scale online survey … Read more
The plan to develop a Blue Green Demonstrator site at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (MVUF) in Leeds to demonstrate the many benefits of Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDS) is now one step closer to becoming a reality. Yorkshire Resilience Flood and Coastal Committee approved a £97,000 Local Levy bid from the West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme Board to … Read more
🎬 📍 Across Northern England | iCASP, WaterLANDS and Great North Bog Partners A Bog Film Festival is being held across the north of England to encourage people to discover why peatlands matter and learn about the crucial work being undertaken to restore them. Three exciting events are being held in the lead-up to International … Read more
A manual to help landowners and farmers introduce the best possible natural flood management measures on their land and get an appropriate level of funding for doing so has just been published. It has been developed as part of a large-scale conservation project based around the River Skell, to encourage landowners to implement nature based … Read more
I am the Graduate Trainee in Green Finance and Peatland Restoration within WaterLANDS UK. My role is to help build capacity and mobilise the use of green finance to support and deliver peatland restoration across the Great North Bog. This involves sourcing and engaging private sector finance, raising the profile of peatland restoration work delivered … Read more
Artists at Fleet Moss WaterLANDS UK artists in residence Laura Harrington and Feral Practice (Fiona MacDonald) gave a presentation at a two day conference hosted in the New Forest’s tree house venue. The Conference, held in September 24, was called ‘The Long View: Art, a sense of place, belonging and reciprocity in relation to landscape’ and focused … Read more
Ruth Bookbinder, Julia Martin-Ortega, Joshua Cohen – University of Leeds Take a look at this paper A new paper by Prof. Julia Martin-Ortega, Dr Ruth Bookbinder, and Dr Joshua Cohen, University of Leeds has just been published in the journal People and Nature. This paper marks an initial step in our efforts to understand how … Read more