Case Study
Cwmbran Boating Lake Improvements
Cwmbran Boating Lake Improvements KEY DETAILS PROJECT NAME : Cwmbran Boating Lake Improvements CLIENT : Torfaen Council and Blakedown Landscapes LOCATION : Cwmbran, South Wales PROJECT CATEGORY : Lakes, ponds and shorelines The boating lake was a popular local attraction and fishing lake. The lake edges were in bad repair with little or no marginal vegetation. Floating islands were also required to add further habitat for fish and wildfowl. In order to create a wide marginal edge for the lake, Salix installed pre-established coir rolls, manufactured and grown at our in house nursery in Norfolk. Brushwood faggots were used in some areas to lift the coir rolls to the correct level. Behind the coir rolls a mixture of nativ