The site near Cattrick Garrison has been developed into a wet meadows site for the UK’s breeding wading birds. Commissioned by Foxglove Nature Reserve our involvement was to design and build a habitat suitable for many species creating a diverse ecosystem.

Important to the site was a water source, which could be controlled by the reserve managers to enable control of the wetlands. Our solution was to design and build a sluice dam to collect and control water which can be diverted into a gravity fed supply pipe system.

The water across the reserve is controlled by constructed bunds and scrapes, these scrapes are similar to others designed by DMS on other sites for RSPB.

On the site a timber bird hide has been constructed, enabling a secretive glimpse of the wildlife as they establish themselves over the site.

Hopefully the site shall continue to develop and grow into a unique sanctuary where wildlife can prosper.