Case study:Brent Lodge Park Improvement: Difference between revisions
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|Project summary=Aim of scheme:<br>- enhancement of tidal defences<br>- conservation enhancements<br>- recreation provision<br>Work undertaken:<br>- cleaning up of existing foreshore<br>- creation of new shingle beach<br>- attachment of horizontal and vertical timbers to promote algal growth<br>- reed planting in Bullhead dock<br>- reducing size of jetty increasing direct light to the foreshore The site is adjacent to the River Thames in Rotherhithe. Bellamys Wharf and Bullhead Dock were a sand and gravel unloading facility with a high jetty.<br>The initial proposal was to infill both docks, however only a small encroachment was allowed to enable the rebuilding of a new river wall at the other dock. | |Project summary=Aim of scheme:<br>- enhancement of tidal defences<br>- conservation enhancements<br>- recreation provision<br>Work undertaken:<br>- cleaning up of existing foreshore<br>- creation of new shingle beach<br>- attachment of horizontal and vertical timbers to promote algal growth<br>- reed planting in Bullhead dock<br>- reducing size of jetty increasing direct light to the foreshore The site is adjacent to the River Thames in Rotherhithe. Bellamys Wharf and Bullhead Dock were a sand and gravel unloading facility with a high jetty.<br>The initial proposal was to infill both docks, however only a small encroachment was allowed to enable the rebuilding of a new river wall at the other dock. |
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Project overview
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Country | England |
Main contact forename | Neale |
Main contact surname | Hider |
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Contact organisation | Environment Agency |
Contact organisation web site | http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency |
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
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Project summary
Aim of scheme:
- enhancement of tidal defences
- conservation enhancements
- recreation provision
Work undertaken:
- cleaning up of existing foreshore
- creation of new shingle beach
- attachment of horizontal and vertical timbers to promote algal growth
- reed planting in Bullhead dock
- reducing size of jetty increasing direct light to the foreshore The site is adjacent to the River Thames in Rotherhithe. Bellamys Wharf and Bullhead Dock were a sand and gravel unloading facility with a high jetty.
The initial proposal was to infill both docks, however only a small encroachment was allowed to enable the rebuilding of a new river wall at the other dock.
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