Yelvertoft Marina
Erosion control to newly built marina banks and compensatory habitat.
Client
Yelvertoft Marina, Northampton.
Project Objective
Erosion control to newly built marina banks and compensatory habitat.
Description
Supply and installation of pre-established coir rolls and coir pallets to the newly formed banks of the 200 berth marina.
The coir rolls and coir pallets contained a mixture of native riparian plant species that were endemic to the adjoining canal. These plants both provided erosion control to the vulnerable newly cut banks as well as a pleasing aesthetic view.
Products involved
- 650 lin. m of pre-established coir rolls
- 250 m² of pre-established coir pallets.
Outcome
Well established marina banks.
Benefits
Long term protection from erosion and creation of beneficial habitat.
Date
March 2010
