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06 May 2022

Sustainability Award Winners

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) named the work at Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses and Wem Moss, in north Shropshire, project of the year at its 2022 West Midlands Awards this month. It had already picked up the sustainability award before being chosen from the other category winners to take home the overall crown. Called the 'Marches Mosses BogLIFE Project', it has been delivered by WM Longreach, working with Natural England, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Brian Killingworth, WSP and RAB Consultants. The ICE said that, after hundreds of years of exploitation, no-one in the UK had ever tried to restore bog edge habitat on this scale.

Sustainability Award Winners and Project of the Year at ICE West Midlands Awards

25 February 2022

Historic Pool Revived

The Pool at Berrington Hall located in grounds designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown is being dredged as part of a management plan to restore the pool, with silt removed and inflow pipes improved to enhance the water quality and the ecology. With the historical nature of the site, maintaining as much public access as possible the desilting works are being carried out in a sensitive and effective way, minimising the impact on the local environment. To maintain some water for wildlife in the lake, early access was made using a lighter low ground pressure machine and ‘grips’ excavated to assist with water drain off and creation of a bypass channel to help manage any water flows. Vegetation removal, increasing water depths and the coir roll bank repairs will all make a positive impact on the lakes health and future biodiversity.

Working with National Trust to restore Berrington Hall Pool

Featured in BBC News

21 January 2022

Restoring Newton Park Lakes

These dredging works being undertaken on the Upper Pool at Newton Park to remove silt and vegetation over multiple phases will improve water quality and enhance the hydrology of the area. The scope of the works includes dredging of upper lake areas on this heritage site and the movement of silt to the upper field. Environmental protection measures have been adopted throughout, working closely with all stakeholders to mitigate the effect of operations on the ecological and environmental aspects of the site. Detailed planning and flexibility in the selection of specialist equipment to counter challenges of bad weather have been key to maintaining programme including the use of tracked dumpers, low ground pressure long reach and amphibious excavators.

Dredging progresses well on Upper Pool restoration using specialist machinery.

16 December 2021

Winner of ICE Community Engagement Award

This Award is sponsored by Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd in recognition of the civil engineering industry in Wales and the work undertaken to engage with local communities whilst improving infrastructure and / or services. As the central feature at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, the Regency Restoration brings significant benefits to people in the local community and the wider tourist industry. This award however also recognises the significant efforts by the project team and client to engage the local community throughout the construction process and beyond, across all age groups and walks of life.

WM Longreach and the Regency Restoration Project won the ICE Wales Cymru Award for Community Engagement this month.

04 November 2021

Winner of International Award

The ICE People’s Choice Award recognises civil engineering projects across the globe that have made a positive impact on their local communities. The announcement of the Award comes as the UK hosts COP 26 and perfectly reflects one of its goals – to ‘Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats’. The National Botanic Garden of Wales Regency Restoration, which took five years to complete at a cost of more than £7 million, is the largest of its kind undertaken in Wales and included several lakes, bridges, dams, cascades, a waterfall, and an extensive network of paths, all set in 300 acres of heritage parkland, rich in flora and fauna. WM Longreach played a key role within the project team as principal contractor on the Regency Restoration, working with a fantastic multi-disciplined project team with dedicated experts in their field. Appreciation of this was demonstrated by the voting public who made this project their ICE People’s Choice winner for 2021. Damian McGettrick, Director, WM Longreach said: “We are exceptionally proud to be part of the passionate project team that delivered the Regency Restoration and thrilled that all our efforts have been recognised internationally by the public in this way.” (photo credit: Jac Towler)

WM Longreach are celebrating their win of the Institution of Civil Engineers ‘People’s Choice Award 2021’, for the National Botanic Garden of Wales Regency Restoration.

17 October 2021

National Trust Eco-friendly Car Park

Works commenced this month at Wightwick Manor on the overflow car park with an eco-friendly and sustainable design, continuing from previous works completed for the National Trust at that site.

13 September 2021

Back on #BogLIFE

The aim of the project is to ensure that shallow surface water conditions can be consistently maintained across the spring and summer periods across the Marches Mosses. This phase of works targeted the Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses as well as Wem Moss near Whitchurch. The habitat will provide favourable habitat for waders and wildfowl and the development of the wetland will also improve carbon storage. Works will involve the creation of 2 ponds, creation of stone access platform and car park works as well as drainage works and creation of a plastic sheet piled wall to support the canal embankment.

WM Longreach are working again with Shropshire Wildlife Trust for Natural England on Marches Mosses as part of the #BogLIFE project. This time at Whixall Moss on new drainage, attenuation ponds and earth bunds with plastic piling as part of flood mitigation and improving the health of this valuable lowland raised bog.

19 July 2021

New Wetlands Official Opening

The special access created for this wetland area, including gravel footpaths, timber boardwalks, and viewing platforms will reduce visitor impact on this fragile habitat and enhance the visitor experience.

The newly created wetlands at Bramshot Farm Country Park held their opening this July with the project complete and the public now able to enjoy the wonderful new habitat and wildlife it will attract to the area.

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15 July 2021

National and Regional Recognition of Regency Restoration

WM Longreach and the Regency Restoration Project team are proud to have been shortlisted as finalists for the ICE Wales Project Awards and BCIA Coummunity Initiative of the Year

22 June 2021

Dam Repairs at Dudmaston

Working with the National Trust at Dudmaston, repairs were carried out to dam on the lower lake as well emergency works on the main lake requiring the removal of a tree that had fallen into the lake and repairs of the adjacent footpath.

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31 May 2021

Reducing Environmental Impact

In the construction of wetland pools WM Longreach are reducing their impact on the environment with the use of specialist low ground pressure and ‘walking’ excavators.

03 May 2021

Dam Restoration for Duchy of Cornwall

Working on behalf of the Duchy of Cornwall in Bath, access improvements together with the restoration of the dam were carried out this month. The scope of works included camp shedding and reprofiling with stonework repairs to the dam and spillway structure. Paths and fishing platforms were also constructed for the local angling club.

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