Coir Rolls
Salix manufacture Coir Rolls in the U.K. and our specialist custom built machinery allows us to vary the size or density to suit any application. Coir Fibre is an ideal fibre for erosion control and has excellent properties for rhizome and root establishment. The high lignin content in coir gives it the “woody” characteristic & means that the fibre can cope with high-energy water flows and, in addition, has a long degradation period of about 5 or more years.
Coir Rolls are a cost-effective organic revetment which offer instant protection against bankside erosion and provide instant vegetation (when using pre-vegetated options). Made from 100% Coir Fibre in a high strength p.p. net they are manufactured in 3 metre lengths and at 0.3m or 0.2m diameter as standard. We also manufacture 0.4m diameter rolls to order. Coir Rolls are usually supplied as pre-vegetated (pre-established) units or un-vegetated ready to plant on site.
Once installed Coir Rolls provide rapid vegetation establishment and as such are often used in habitat creation schemes for water voles.
Coir Rolls are usually pre-established at one of our nurseries with standard mixes of native wetland plants or grown as single species (monocultures). Given enough lead-time, local provenance plants/seed can be contract grown into our coir products. All our plants are grown from known UK native seed sources.
Un-planted and Pre-Established Coir Rolls.
200mm and 300mm diameter rolls are standard
stock items
Unplanted Coir Rolls ready for delivery
Installation of Pre-Established Coir Rolls,
Pembroke
Pembroke Coir Rolls 6 months after installation
