Case Study - Rivers - Wherwell
Project: Wherwell
Project Location: Wherwell, Hampshire
River System: River Test
Client: Private Client
Date of Installation: 2003
Project Brief
Re-claim an eroding bay cutting into a long garden river frontage
Solution
Cain Bio-Engineering designed and built a vertical revetment constructed from locally sourced hazel faggots and geotextiles.
The eroded bay was then reclaimed to its original line with imported backfill.
A vegetated marginal mattress was installed to enhance habitats for wetland plant species, fish fry, aquatic invertebrates, amphibians and water voles.
Within weeks of completion a site survey indicated the return of a healthy resident water vole population.