Using oil and sediment separators in highway/urban drainage treatment schemes
This blog describes the different separators available on the UK market and describes how and when each type can be used. You can read the
31/05/2026
Category: Stormwater Shepherds
Design models for water quality treatment of highway runoff
In this blog, Jo Bradley considers the three design models that can be used in England for designing treatment schemes for urban runoff, and asks
30/05/2026
Mayfield Park: An example of urban regeneration centred around water
We took advantage of a trip to Manchester to visit the excellent urban park at Mayfield in Manchester in May. We were lucky to
14/05/2026
Have you ever heard of vent spews? No? Me neither!
Vent spews! Have you ever heard of them? I hadn’t! They are the little hairy things that stick out on the edge of new tyres
05/05/2026
King’s Mead Nature Reserve Litter Pick
The Stormwater Shepherds team had a ‘Grand Day Out’ in March, meeting up with other friends and volunteers to pick rubbish off the King’s Mead
12/03/2026
It’s nice to see some new SuDS in Leeds
Our Director of Operations, Jo Bradley, was in Leeds recently for a meeting, and she was pleased to see some brand-new SuDS being delivered in
05/03/2026
Summer Newsletter for our Zero Pollution Supporters
Please take a few minutes to read our 2025 Summer Newsletter. It gives you an update on some of the work that we have been
20/07/2025
The times they are a-changing
There was an article in the Guardian newspaper on July 19th 2025 that brought some hope to the team at Stormwater Shepherds. The article explained
19/07/2025
Floating away on a Summer’s day
Our Director of Operations, Jo Bradley, was lucky enough to join some of her friends and industry colleagues on a tour of the SuDS (sustainable
19/06/2025
Is it ever OK to discharge highway runoff to ground?
As we start to deliver more SuDS for highways in the UK, and the pace of that delivery is picking up, we need to think
28/06/2024