▁effects ▁of ▁wood land ▁in ▁reducing ▁flo oding ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁undert aken . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁winter ▁flo oding ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Level s ▁the ▁River ▁Br ue ▁overflow ed ▁at ▁new ▁year , ▁during ▁the ▁rain ▁and ▁storm s ▁from ▁Storm ▁D irk , ▁with ▁many ▁residents ▁asking ▁for ▁the ▁Environment ▁Agency ▁to ▁res ume ▁river ▁d red ging . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁continued ▁flo oded ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Mo ors ▁and ▁forec ast ▁new ▁ra inf all ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁winter ▁storm s ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁both ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁Sed g emo or ▁District ▁Council ▁declared ▁a ▁major ▁incident , ▁as ▁defined ▁under ▁the ▁Civil ▁Cont ingen cies ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁having ▁been ▁under ▁water ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁month , ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Thor ney ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁Much el ney ▁was ▁cut ▁off ▁by ▁flo od ▁waters ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁month . ▁North mo or ▁Green , ▁which ▁is ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Mo or land , ▁was ▁also ▁sever ely ▁affected . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January , ▁ ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁land , ▁including ▁North ▁Mo or , ▁Cur ry ▁and ▁Hay ▁Mo ors ▁and ▁Grey la ke , ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁water ▁for