Case studies

Read about our diverse range of projects and understand more about how we work.

Fenland Land Drainage

In the winter of 2024/25, our company has been involved in delivering a large scale agricultural land drainage project to a long standing client who has worked with us over many years.  The fenland farm grows a diverse variety of specialist crops and the below sea level fields are all typically dominated by a heavy

Peat Restoration and wetland creation works at Wicken Fen

In November 2024, William Morfoot Ltd were contracted by National Trust to undertake works at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire. The aim of the works was to install two underground clay bunds to help retain groundwater within the site and wet up the peaty soils. This will help to preserve the peat – an important store

Holkham Wetland Creation Project

Our team was appointed to project-manage a ‘Wetland Creation Project’ at Quarles Marsh, Norfolk, which will add over 200 acres of wetland environment between Wells-next-the-Sea and Lady Anne’s Drive at Holkham. Norfolk plays host to some of the most diverse and important wildlife species in the UK and the creation of the new habitat within

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Holt Lowes is a special area of conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest nestled deep in the North Norfolk Countryside. It boasts an array of habitats including heathland, bog and woodland and is home to some very important species of plant and wildlife as a result, including the adder. The Norfolk Wildife Trust

Dirty Water Storage Reservoir

Handling the dirty water from a 300 cow dairy herd presented an opportunity to build a five-million gallon dirty water storage reservoir in Norfolk. The project was attached to some excellent green credentials – the dirty water would be harvested and stored in the reservoir before being irrigated back on to the land months later

Culvert Construction for the MOD

Our drainage projects come in all shapes and sizes and our project for the MOD was no exception. Our teams constructed a 3m x 2m steel pipe culvert in a main watercourse next to the River Witham in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The river runs through the Beckingham Rifle Range, which is owned by the Ministry of