The location is a woodland park with a canal. An area of natural beauty, the site was once home to a colliery that opened in the mid-nineteenth century. Today it’s a popular spot for hikers, dog walkers, joggers, cyclists, and picnickers.
The reed bed is part of an unmaintained treatment scheme built in the nineties. Once cleaned, the abandoned mine water from the former colliery is used to fill the canal to maintain its level.
A reed bed refurbishment as part of a site upgrade
Our client
Our client is a UK government ministerial department.
The location is a treatment works serving an operational site with living quarters. It’s been in existence for over a century and is historically significant.
The reed bed – measuring around 30m x 14m – forms part of a sewage treatment works.