Salix have extensive experience of design and implementation of bioengineering works within inter tidal rivers. We co-authored the Environment Agency publication “Estuary Edges: Ecological Design Guidance” together with Mike Wells of Biodiversity By Design, demonstrating our knowledge in this challenging environment.
Inter tidal rivers offer a unique challenge for bioengineering solutions due to the water quality, high salinity, the highly variable water levels and long periods of inundation that occurs with the tidal influence.
In addition, the nature of the fine alluvial soils in estuaries and the turbulent flows and wave action means that erosion is prevalent where no vegetation occurs.
Salix have developed bio engineering techniques to suit these environments and can establish inter tidal plant species, including plants grown from local provenance seed. We can also carry out more traditional methods such as sheet piling.
Read our in-depth article on bioengineering techniques applied in the Thames Estuary and how they work with natural processes and plant species in order to provide long term bank stability whilst creating these vital missing habitats.
Salix’s Ready-filled Rock Mattresses provided a solution to flood protection works needed on the River Exe. This quick and cheap approach provided a stable, nat…
Creating a reed bed on an intertidal part of the Thames river is challenging – but Salix achieved a fantastic result as a consequence of their unique design app…
Salix advised engineers Halcrow on bioengineering methods to stabilise a regraded slope as part of an inter-tidal river enhancement project. The existing vertic…
The River Roding is an inter-tidal river and these works were undertaken 100m upstream of the Barking Barrier, Greater London. The works were part of an Environ…
Salix were awarded a design and build contract to prevent further erosion of a section of the riverbank and reinstate a scour hole threatening a high pressure g…
The integrity of the existing blockwork facing was deteriorating as a result of the tidal inundation and draw-down cycles together with areas of groundwater see…
Salix co-authored in the first volume of Estuary Edges, having been involved in a significant number of projects within the tidal extent of the River Thames.
The Environment Agency commissioned our erosion products on the tidal River Crouch. Inter tidal rivers are notably difficult to manage, our Rock Mattresses, Roc…
Salix’s Rock Mattresses, Coir Rolls & Coir Pallets are being used on the Exeter FAS Scheme enhancing wildlife habitats whilst giving cost effective erosion cont…
As part of a series of measures to protect the freshwater habitats at Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve on the north Norfolk coast, Salix has supplied the Royal So…
Client – Wales & West Utilities Salix have been awarded a design and build contract on the River Tywi in Carmarthen. Various bioengineering techniques will…
