This formed part of a 10 year management plan at this significant landscape at Berrington Hall and was Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s final landscape creation.  Desilting was required to enhance the biological diversity of this SSSI site while improving the views of the pool and vista towards the hall. 

This work took account of numerous archaeological and ecological constraints; working under an ecological watching brief with regular liaison with the National Trust appointed consultant as well as programming works to avoid the disturbance of herons and other birds (at the heronry on the lake island) during the breeding season. A fish rescue was carried out as the pool was drained down.

Works were completed May 2022.