Climate resilience on-farm action planner: Rising sea levels

Here are some of the impacts of a rise in sea levels and the actions you can take using our Climate resilience on-farm action planner.

By mid-century, the UK could see a sea level rise by as much as 10–30cm higher than the 1981–2000 average.

There is a potential increased risk of flooding, with inaccessible fields, or above-field capacity, leading to reduced land availability for spreading manure or slurry, or land area for stock to graze.

• Find an additional landbank for spreading
• Find alternative or additional storage and disposal routes
• Use alternative outlets such as anaerobic digestion
• With assistance, risk map potential future impact of saltwater intrusion if deemed to be in a vulnerable area
• Use of a soil management plan and regular soil testing
• Stock to have an adequate, dry, run-back area or stock grazing plan to ensure the coastal fields are not used when flood risk is high
• Consider contingency access to land outside of floodplain

• Follow guidance from a more at-risk site if action is required