The River Roeburn is a beautiful river in North Lancashire which flows from the high Roeburndale fells in the Forest of Bowland AONB down to Wray village. Here it joins the River Hindburn. This flows into the River Wenning and then into the River Lune. This continues down through Lancaster, entering the sea at Sunderland Point.
This website explores the history of the river pre Wray Flood 1967 through to current floods and landslips. Then it provides information on how farmers and landowners might be able to slow the flow of the River Roeburn using Natural Flood Management techniques.
Our hope is that this will lead to the restoration of our beautiful river to one with a steady predictable flow that reduces the chance of flooding to our down river communities such as Wray, Hornby and Lancaster. This process will help to increase and restore the rivers biodiversity for the enjoyment of our younger generation and the wildlife itself.
This website explores the history of the river pre Wray Flood 1967 through to current floods and landslips. Then it provides information on how farmers and landowners might be able to slow the flow of the River Roeburn using Natural Flood Management techniques.
Our hope is that this will lead to the restoration of our beautiful river to one with a steady predictable flow that reduces the chance of flooding to our down river communities such as Wray, Hornby and Lancaster. This process will help to increase and restore the rivers biodiversity for the enjoyment of our younger generation and the wildlife itself.
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Site Map Home, Site Map and Film
River Roeburn Pre 1967 Location map and aerial photos
Wray Flood August 1967 Current river levels and rainfall
Backsbottom Farm 1967 Riverside Erosion
Natural Flood Management Events
Useful links Contact
School Education Projects
Saving Roeburndale Woods SSSI - Water Environment Grant
Natural Flood Management Walk
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FILM - REMEMBERING and RESTORING
the River Roeburn
This film was first shown at Wray Institute on Dec 15th 2017.
If you missed this, we really encourage you to come to one of our future screenings and find out more about our beautiful river and how we can nurture it into the future.
You can watch a Youtube version here.
We really recommend you see this with full cinema screen. We are hoping to show it at the Dukes Cinema and/or The University of Cumbria cinema fairly soon, alongside a feature film
called High Water Common Ground.
If you would like to screen the film elsewhere please let us know.
See Events page.
Remembering and Restoring the River Roeburn:
29 mins, 4K, 2017
The film remembers the Wray Flood, 50 years ago, and explores how the flood impacted on the life and character of the river, and how this has changed since then. On a Community Engagement River Walk, that took place this year in May, local people such as David Kenyon, Rod Everett, Roberta Snape, Bob Marshall and Tom Howard share memories of the Wray Flood, and also of more recent floods. These memories create a vivid picture in the film, alongside historical photographs.
By remembering the flood, and exploring its impact, we can see the need for Flood Management techniques and practices to protect against future flooding. Sarah Littlefield from the 'Lune Rivers Trust' talks in the film about the value of Natural Flood Management Techniques such as those in place at Backsbottom Farm. The film discusses how these techniques have been used to great success in other places throughout the country and abroad, and explores in detail how they are impacting on the local area. These 'Slow the Flow' practices include check dams, swales, in river training and restoration of blanket bog.
The film finishes with the Artist in Residence at Middlewood Trust, Richard Shilling, discussing his experience of the River Roeburn. We also see how local people today, both children and adults, are enjoying the River, and how it is is a vital part of local life.
The film was produced by Bryony Rogers and Mark Minard of Moving Essence Productions for the Middlewood Trust, with support from Heritage Lottery Fund
over the Summer and Autumn 2017.
We welcome you to show this film elsewhere.
Please contact us. Rod and Mark
River Roeburn Talk and discussion by Rod Everett Nov 2017 at Halton Mill.
Click to watch the slides and listen to the talk.
Click to watch the slides and listen to the talk.
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River Roeburn Story with historical photos and film clips
accompanied by music from Woof and Moody
Photos and film clips showing the Storey of the River Roeburn in North Lancashire. Accompanied by music from Lawrence Woof and Robin Moody. It shows recent flood events and travels back to Wray Flood in 1967. For the flood photos are shown from the Landslip at Salter Fell at the top the river catchment and then moving down river to Wray, Hornby, Farleton and Claughton. It then shows some natural flood management techniques to help slow the flow and finishes with some art work by Richard Shilling and students.
