A project designed to help save houses and businesses from being flooded is starting in a month.

Aberdeen City Council is leading on the flood management and wetlands scheme in the Maidencraig, an area which was affected by flooding on Tuesday.

The scheme will create a new path between the Maidencraig housing development and Hazlehead to reduce the flood risk downstream and create a new home for nature by forming a wetlands area.

The work includes the creation of a new path, construction of earth banks, relocation and opening-up of the tributary burn to create space for nature, installing new lighting, and replacing the temporary bridge over the Den Burn.

The path will be built on top of an earth bank of up to 2m high and will be about 5m wide, with shallow sloping sides.

In order to safeguard properties downstream from flooding, the bank has also been designed to hold water back in storm events to a depth of up to 1m, and this will be achieved by replacing the temporary bridge with a new one and installing a large drainage pipe underneath.

The aim is to slow the flow of water in the Den Burn, allowing it to temporarily flood across the boggy area of the Den of Maidencraig during storms.

Temporary path routes around the site are to be put in place over the course of the works.

Councillor Jennifer Stewart said: "We're aware there's been several areas around the city which have been affecting by flooding, which causes misery and heartache for residents in their homes.

"One of these areas was around the Den Burn, both for local residents and also for people living further downstream.

"Officers carried out computer modelling and several schemes are now being built which are designed to flood and contain the water.

"We hope that these new schemes will reduce the flood risk in Aberdeen, while at the same time provide more access options for the community and improve the local habitat for wildlife."