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Wetland creation
Wetland creation
Crossness STW, London
June - October 2010
We worked with a large utitilies company to carry out extensive enhancement of an existing nature reserve in East London. As the region's last remaining areas of grazing marsh and the largest reed bed in Bexley, this important site supports water voles, wintering and breeding birds and rare invertebrates.
The works included:
- Clearing 20 hectares of vegetation including the felling of trees.
- Excavating wader scrapes.
- Excavating and lining a reed bed, covering a 1.5ha area.
- Planting over 70,000 reeds.
- Enhancing 4 water vole ditches and creating 2 new ditches.
- Building pathways and a viewing area.
- Installing a wind pump.
- Installing barn owl boxes.
- Erecting over 2km of stock fencing and temporary wildlife fencing.
- Planting shrubs and trees, and treating invasive weeds on site.
