Category Archives: River restoration

Willow spiling

In November 2008 MNV was contracted to carry out some river bank protection works using willow spiling. The site was at Oatridge College near Edinburgh, an agricultural college where a series of demonstration sites have been constructed showing best practices … Continue reading

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The River Till Restoration Project

MNV was contracted by the Tweed Forum to deliver a river restoration project in Northumberland. The project looked at flooding issues on the River Till, focusing on damage caused by an increasing frequency and intensity of flood events around the Till – Glen … Continue reading

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River restoration at Carfraemill

Carfraemill River Restoration Project The Kelhope Burn at Carfraemill after 2008 flooding Flooding events during 2008 caused dramatic bank erosion in the Kelhope burn flowing by the Carfraemill Caravan Site and neighbouring house. The Camping and Caravan Club commissioned MNV … Continue reading

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Meander Restoration 2 – The groundworks

Final site tidying up around the upper logjam Here is the first update on the Meander Restoration project outlined in a previous post, including day-by-day diary extracts and linked slideshows showing the August 2009 completion of the groundworks phase of … Continue reading

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Meander Restoration – Part One

Normally part of natural flood management, this technique is designed to restore river channel features, to dissipate and absorb  the energy of high flood flows. Natural river features include meanders, sediment features, rocks and large woody debris. The meanders are … Continue reading

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