River Restoration

River Restoration

River Restoration can be described as the act of reinstating natural processes to help restore a naturally functioning ecosystem.This can be achieved in numerous ways to benefit  biodiversity and to ensure that they meet favourable conditions in order to thrive.

Rivers are dynamic in nature, ever flowing and ever changing. They vary immensely from one to the other and all present a unique set of challenges when it comes to management and restoration. Historically many Rivers have been mismanaged and practices such as dredging, canalisation, removal of in-channel habitat, impoundments such as weirs and hatches, development, and flood-plain disconnection have all led to problems for both people and nature.

Extensive practical experience

We have over 15 years of practical experience of River Restoration, working across multiple catchments on a variety of different River related issues. We consider ourselves to be specialists in this area, having worked for a diverse client base including the Environment Agency, Natural England, Wildlife & Rivers Trusts, water companies and Private landowners.

Complete Contractors

During this time we have helped to deliver a vast number of River Restoration projects employing a range of techniques including but not limited to:

  • Erosion Control and Bank Protection

  • Fish Passage Easements

  • Fish By Pass Channels

  • Weir Removals

  • Channel Narrowing

  • Re-meandering

  • FloodPlain Reconnection

  • Bed Level Raising

  • Bank Regrading

  • In channel habitat features

  • Aquatic and Marginal Planting

  • Invasive species control

  • Weed Cutting

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