From the very start, the wetland has been designed entirely within a 3D digital environment. Every channel depth, profile and alignment has been carefully modelled to ensure the finished scheme performs exactly as intended.
That same digital model is then used directly on site. Our excavator is equipped with the full 3D design loaded into its onboard computer, allowing the operator to follow the model in real time. This means each section of channel can be excavated precisely to specification, without the need for traditional setting out methods.
The wetland itself is being created to help slow water flows coming from the wider catchment area. By reducing the speed of water moving through the landscape, the scheme will help lower flood risk while also creating valuable new habitat as part of wider floodplain enhancement works. Once complete, the site will feature a newly formed meandering watercourse set at carefully calculated levels and gradients designed to steady water flows through the area.