Page 5 - The Hidden Value of our Green Spaces - Jan 17
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GREEN SPACES… REDUCE & PREVENT FLOODING
Our green spaces and our active management helps the land to store and hold water.
This helps to reduce the risk of potential flooding to nearby homes and businesses, reducing pressures
further downstream, alleviating damage, costs, stress and disruption to daily life.
BEAM PARKLANDS the park SILVERDALE COUNTRY PARK active
stores more management
water during helps control
water levels
wetter and reduce
seasons
risk
the flood defence and the the lake and
provides nearly ponds dry wetlands provide nearly
out in drier
£600,000 seasons £400,000
P.A. OF FLOOD RISK P.A. OF FLOOD RISK
REDUCTION REDUCTION
BENEFITS BENEFITS
‘‘the park stops you
getting depressed – it
clears my head’’
GREEN SPACES… CLEAN OUR WATER
Our well maintained green SILVERDALE COUNTRY PARK
spaces help improve water
quality by soaking up
rainwater, slowing the flow of
water, purifying it and acting
as natural filters.
This helps clean our rivers, £82,000
reduce pollutants, keep the
cost of water down, alleviating the annual value
costs to the public purse, water of the park and its
companies and
society. maintenance to
retain and purify
‘‘beautiful - my favourite
haven. Your hard work our water
is so appreciated’’
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