Lord Rooker: 'Planting trees could stop flooding'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25864631

Britain should turn swathes of its upland pastures into woodland to help prevent flooding, according to a former environment minister, Lord Rooker.

He said new forests would slow flooding by trapping water with their roots.

The idea of "rewilding" the uplands is catching on fast as parts of Britain face repeated flooding, with more rainfall on the way.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said he would seriously consider innovative solutions like rewilding.

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1. Aha!

Now there's the idea!

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2. That will work as well as trapping some carbon.

In addition to trapping the water the trees will regulate the flow into streams and ground water. This makes streams less likely to flood and to run dry.

The destruction of trees and brush in the watershed of creeks in my area has causes some creeks which have no record of going dry to do so and when the rains come they swell alarmingly.