The Environment Agency said temporary barriers on the River Severn at Bewdley, Worcestershire and Ironbridge, Shropshire would remain in place until water levels receded.

Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to "wild driveways" can deliver 10 times the value of every pound invested ...

Fraser and I started at the edge of the Wyre Forest and on the banks of the River Severn in the pretty town of Bewdley, once described as the most perfect Georgian town in Worcestershire.

The techniques described in the study are being considered as part of the Severn ... the river upstream and on its tributaries before it arrives at towns like Ironbridge, Shrewsbury and Bewdley.