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28 May 2020

Cascade Bridge Installation

The bridge was made by Beaver Bridges from Ekki Wood a very durable hard-wearing wood. WM Longreach used an excavator with dipper arm removed to lift the sections of the bridge carefully into place across the top of the cascade. Filming was carried out to form part of a documentary following the Regency Restoration Project over the 5-year period.

WM Longreach were filmed as part of the documentary charting the progress of the Regency Restoration Project at the National Botanic Garden of Wales this month, lifting a new bridge into place over the cascade.

17 April 2020

Hampton Loade Canoe Platform

With funding from the Canoe Foundation and working with Shropshire Wildlife Trust the improvements to the landing structure at Hampton Loade carried out by WM Longreach form part of a larger and ambitious project for a 70-mile trail on the upper Severn starting from Welshpool and running through to Worcestershire.

Installation of a timber jetty in the River Severn was undertaken this month as part of a river wide strategy to improve leisure amenities and allow exploration with dedicated canoe trails.

16 March 2020

Kings Mill Restoration Completed

The restoration works at the Kings Mill reservoir and creation of the islands were completed this month with the last of the coir pallets planted on the islands to encourage wildlife.

Dredging and wildlife Island creation completed on the Mill Waters project, Nottinghamshire.

11 February 2020

Wildlife Islands at Kings Mill Take Shape

The wildlife islands are being formed using Nicospan and posts which are then infilled using the dredged material from the lake.

Construction of wildlife islands at Kings Mill continues as part of the restoration and environmental enhancement on this critical reservoir.

16 December 2019

Kings Mill Reservoir Restoration

As part of the Mill Waters project WM Longreach has mobilised this month to begin crucial de-silting work to remove the build up of sedimentation that has threatened wildlife and reduced water-based sporting activities at Kings Mill Reservoir, Nottinghamshire.

21 November 2019

Shropshire River Hubs Conference

WM Longreach attended the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, River Hubs Conference this month in Shrewsbury. This conference invited practitioners and professionals to learn about the wide range of work happening in the county to protect and enhance watercourses. Our Director provided the environmental contractors perspective, presenting on the wide range of river restoration projects tackled over the years and how new innovations can overcome challenges and help protect the environment and watercourses.

Director Damian McGettrick provided an interesting environmental contractors perspective a the conference in Shrewsbury this month, presenting on the range of river restoration works carried out by WM Longreach and innovations applied.

30 October 2019

Sensitive Restoration of Canal SSSI

The Newport section of the Newport-Norbury Branch Canal was restored to water in 1966 and was soon supporting a rare aquatic plant community and forming a high quality and much-loved green space through the town. In 1986 the linear waterway of the canal and its wetland margins were declared a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) in recognition of this. Unfortunately, over the years these rare aquatic plants have been in steady decline due to deteriorating water quality and loss of water depth from siltation. As part of the Newport Recovery Project WM Longreach have been employed to dredge multiple sections of the canal sensitively, putting careful environment protection measures in place to minimise the impact on the wildlife.

Working with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Telford and Wrekin Council, WM Longreach began the Newport Canal Recovery Project this month.

07 October 2019

River Parrett Pioneer Dredge

WM Longreach have been working on a project to reduce flood risk funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA). The Environment Agency and Natural England have worked closely with the SRA and River Parrett IDB to achieve increased capacity in the River Parrett. Careful measures have been taken to ensure the protection of both ecology and water quality including: the installation of specialist hydrology survey equipment, ecology surveys and the relocation of the reedy fringe (home to a protected species of beetle). The variety of access issues in the project have been overcome with the use of five long reach machines of varying sizes fitted with the latest technology, using digital models of the river bed and real time GPS to ensure both accuracy in profiles achieved as well as efficiency to the production rates.

Working to increase the capacity of the River Parrett with over 21,000m3 of silt removed from the 2.2km stretch Oathe to Burrowbridge

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24 September 2019

Trent River Restoration

Working with Trent Rivers Trust we have been restoring the 1.2km stretch of the River Trent near Weston.

19 August 2019

Key bridge lifts in Regency Restoration

At the National Botanic Garden of Wales the bridge installations are a “big piece of the jigsaw – from seeing original paintings of the estate…” (Helen John, Project Manager)

23 July 2019

Improving Access at Wightwick Manor

Installation of new footpaths and access improvements for National Trust

07 June 2019

ICE Team Achievement Award

WM Longreach received a team achievement award for work at Highfields Park

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