Erosion Control Using Willow Spiling Along A Sustrans Cycle Path Willow spiling used to prevent soil erosion on the River Severn next to a cycle path An area of bank of the River Severn was badly eroded and threatening to undermine an adjacent cycle track. Sustrans needed a solution that could be carried out for little cost without closing the cycle track (which is well used as it takes cyclists off the busy A417). Soil erosion next to Sustrans cycle path Willow spiling being installed Using the naturally occuring silt in the River Severn to help with bank stabilisation As the River Severn is heavily silt-laden, the obvious solution was to get the river to drop its silt along the bank, and thus, it would do the erosion control itself. This was achieved by installing live willow spiling a

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