Re-profiled  river bank, upstream end
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Spoil removal by tracked digger and 2 dumpers working in tandem
[11/10]

Re-profiling the river bank (the shovel is to clean the digger bucket!)
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Protection of the re-profiled bank against erosion in flood until vegetation is
re-established
(technique as for river narrowing)
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Bank protection around the old alder, tree 1 [21/10]

Digger working on final (downstream) stretch of spoil removal
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View 6 weeks after work completion. Shows the shape of the river revealed, the area of spoil coverage, and bank protection
[07/12]

Bank protection, upstream section
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Close up of bank protection, which was finished with the coir matting to prevent soil loss in flood and will allow vegetation to grow through. Also shows LWD 9 and
cattle crossing 3; latter done by hand with recovered stone and "gleaned" gravel
[07/12]