Sponge Scapes case study UK 04
Natural Flood Management was trialled in Littlestock Brook (16 km²) in the Evenlode catchment during a 5-year project (2016-2021). It was one of the first of its kind in the Thames Basin.
The measures aimed to retain and store more water across the catchment to slow the flow (through field corner bunds, woodland planting, leaky woody dams and inline ponds) and improve water quality, ecosystems services, habitats and carbon sequestration (through nutrient retention ponds, planting of riparian woodland, restoration of wetlands).

Sponge Scapes case study NL 02

Regional Water Authority Aa and Maas provides a case study in their management area that is located in the wider river basin of the Meuse in south-east of the Netherlands, in the eastern part of the southern province of Brabant in the Netherlands. The area is charactierized by intensive agriculture (crops and livestock) and extensive artificial drainage of agricultural land has been carried out because excessively wet soils are more difficult for farmers to access and cultivate. At the same time the water system is also used to bring water to the agricultural fields from the Meuse river in periods of droughts and original water courses have been heavily modified to provide an efficient network of drainage and water supply, causing challenges for aquatic and riparian ecosystems.