The National Trust has purchased the award-winning FLOODSTOP flood defence barrier to protect the iconic Brownsea Island.
FLOODSTOP is cheaper and far more effective than sandbags and can be rapidly deployed by one person. The barrier provides protection against floods and high tides.
Simon Phelps of Fluvial Innovations said:
“Its fantastic news that Brownsea Island, the birthplace of Scouting, will now be adequately protected from high spring tides with FLOODSTOP. I used to personally visit the island when I was in the scouts and only have wonderful memories of the place.”
Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and includes areas of woodland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, together with cliff top views across Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck. The island is most notable as the home of the first camp of the Boy Scout movement in 1907.
