Avon Turn Erosion Protection
Location
Alderbury, Salisbury
Date
May 2018
Client
Private Riparian Owner
Stakeholders
Environment Agency
Tasks
Re-grade remaining 40m of bank to a low level berm.
Remove 3 poplars and 1 willow.
Utilisation of poplar trees and willow as LWD and CWD to stabilise bank and provide fish habitat.
Plant new low-level berm with a variety of native marginal species.
Install 30m of oak revetment to create formal edge to lawn.
Replace failing oak decking.
Clearance of an old and failing concrete water control structure and drainage ditch.
Reinstatement and seeding of lawn.
Key remarks
Liaising with Wessex Water to help prevent damage to the sewage pipe running through client’s property.
Delivered a high quality finish which allowed for increased flood capacity and habitats.
Following pollution protection guidelines always.
Protection of two silver birch trees on the bank top at the property.
Effects
Access to decking all year round, due to the deck now being out of the flood zone.
Client has a formal edge to their lawn.
Increased flood capacity.
Habitat enhancement for wildlife gain.
Bank protection and erosion control.
