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Ditches and Dredging Part 1: What do you need to know - Farming and Water Scotland SEPA discuss the recent changes to authorisation required when working in ditches and rivers on farm. Here we discuss what you need to know.

Thinking of cleaning out some ditches round the farm? There's a handy reminder of the dos and dont's for ditch clearing along with some key definitions in our Know the Rules Factsheet. It’s at www.farmingandwaterscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FW-Factsheet-14.pdf