Sight reconnaissance

Westerfold’s Park
Fieldtrip Friday 28th March
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 What did we do?
 We looked at different sights of environmental
engineering
• A Storm Water Drain
• A Wet Retention Basin
• The Fitzsimons Lane Bridge
• The Canoe Ramp
• Man-Made Wetlands
• Other sights of interest

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 The Storm Water Drain & Wet Retention
Basin
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Reasons for construction:
• Control rate of flow of excess run-off due to man-
made construction
• Temporarily contain stormwater
• Remove contaminants now present in water
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Heavy metals, road run-off, garden fertilisers,
faecal matter, sewerage
• Minimise erosion & sediment flow into river

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 Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
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Size (to accommodate maximum flow)

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 Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
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How to Maintain flow at natural rate

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 Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
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Stop/Minimise erosion

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 Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
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Visual Impact: how to fit in with natural landscape
• Curved bank, trees planted

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 Fitzsimons Lane Bridge
 Considerations taken into account:
• Traffic on bridge
• Change in angle of retaining wall
 To incorporate a service road and footpath

• Revegetation
• Draining for the retaining wall
• Use of Gabion (rocks in cages)

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 Fitzsimons lane bridge

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 Fitzsimons lane bridge

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 The canoe ramp
 Considerations taken into account:
• Frequency of recreational use on river/river bank
• Gentle slope for safety
• Selection of material (gravel)
• Implemented to minimise erosion

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 The canoe ramp

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 Man-made wetlands
Designed to:
• Keep rivers flowing even when no rain (base-flow)
• To purify water
• Stop sediment entering the river

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 Also Of Interest
 Grasslands
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Transmission towers

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 So what did we learn?
Designing a new Park feature involves all of the
following steps:
• Problem Identification
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Appropriate Location
• Material Selection
• Visual Aesthetics

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 Conclusion:

A LOT OF THINGS NEED TO

BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
WHEN DESIGNING A NEW
PARK FEATURE!

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