- Pond creation and restoration
- Wetland creation including scrapes, ditches, foot drains
- River restoration work including erosion control and installation of flow deflectors
- Installation of water control structures including board and pipe sluices and wind powered water pumps
- Management of wetland scrub and vegetation
- Installation of water monitoring infrastructure and routine collection of and recording of data
Pond Creation and Restoration |
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Turf pond creation using 2.5t excavator on plastic mats |
Cleaning out silted up pond |
Vegetation removal from pond using 7.5t long reach excavator |
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| Restoration of farm ponds for great crested newt habitat | ||
Wetland Creation and Restoration |
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| Scrape creation at three sites along the Little Ouse valley | ||
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| Ditch and footdrain creation | ||
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| Wetland creation at Hilgay, Norfolk. Third image is the area one year after water levels were increased | ||
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Long reach crossing Little Ouse |
Footdrain creation under archaeological supervision |
Tracked dumper being used for scrape spoil haulage |
River, Lake Restoration and Erosion Control |
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| Coir mat and hazel brash bundle installation for erosion control on acid bog in North Norfolk | Installation of flow deflector for river restoration |
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Water Control Structures |
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Replacing headwalls of leaking culvert using laminated oak timber |
Timber water control structure with drop board sluice |
Replacement of culvert and pipe |
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In-house fabricated replacement sluice on lake |
Blocking drainage ditch on seepage zone of valley fen using steel sheets |
Retro fitting of fabricated drop board sluice on exitsting culvert |
Wetland Vegetation and Scrub Management |
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Rotation sedge mowing |
Scattered scrub clearance |
Scrub clearance on valley fen seepage zone |
Water Level Monitoring We can install water monitoring infrastructure and carry out routing water monitoring and collection of data. |
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| Dipwell transects on the Broads to monitor water level changes between the upland, catchment dyke and fen community | Gauge board in Broadland dyke |
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