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Gloucester and Cheltenham Waterscapes

An exciting partnership between Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and MORE THAN Insurance to tackle flooding and boost biodiversity.

GWT are partnering with MORE THAN Insurance to provide Natural Flood Management (NFM) solutions in Gloucester and Cheltenham.

The new partnership will see MORE THAN Insurance investing in nature-based interventions to help limit the impact of flooding on local habitats and improve the resilience of local communities. The work will be good for people and good for wildlife, reducing flood risk and boosting biodiversity.

The programme will showcase ways to address flooding triggers in Gloucester and Cheltenham at source, using a wide range of methods. Driveway de-paving, rain gardens, the installation of green verges and building of attenuation ponds to capture rain water to reduce peak flows will all form part of the work.

Our CEO, Andrew McLaughlin, and the MP for Gloucester, Richard Graham, spent a rainy afternoon planting up a rain garden at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, before it's plumbed in and put to work!

We’ll also be visiting local schools and communities, providing advice on natural solutions to flood risk and habitat creation to thousands of local residents and businesses.

You can find out more about some of our previous projects below.

People creating the new rain garden at Kingsholm rugby club, Gloucester
Gloucester Rainscapes

Gloucester Rugby Club

Watch this short film about the rain gardens that were installed at Kingholm Stadium in Gloucester.
Greystones River Eye (c) Mark Cox
Restoring healthy river habitats

River conservation

Find out more about the importance of rivers and the work we've undertaken to restore parts of the River Eye in the Cotswolds.
Plants in a rain garden
Only Rain Down The Drain

Surface water drains

There are simple things we can all do around the house to ensure that only rain goes down the drain.