Case Study
Wensum, Fakenham
the River Restoration Centre Case Study Series This site was last visited by RRC staff on 15 th February 2001 Tel/fax: 01234 752979 Email: rrc@therrc.co.uk http://www.therrc.co.uk Coir mattress bank revetment on the Wensum, Fakenham. Temporary fencing erected to allow structure to stabilise River Wensum Rehabilitation Project Technique: Bank revetment using bio-engineering methods Project location: Fakenham River: Wensum County: Norfolk Project start date: December 2000 Project end date: February 2001 Length: 130m section Cost: £20,000 Upstream grid reference: TF 917 293 Site background The River Wensum is a lowland river which rises to the west of Fakenham and flows th