Essex Filter Beds

Client:  Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

Approx. value:  £2m

Duration:  52 weeks

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority is a regeneration agency responsible for the rejuvenation and conservation of the 10,000 acres of constitute the Lee Valley Regional Park.  Jackson Civil Engineering was involved with the Waterworks Project, which was the Authority’s flagship wildlife development.  The Waterworks project is built on a former Thames Water site and incorporates a number of features that provide visitors with an outstanding ‘Close up on Wildlife’.

Features include:

• The Waterworks Visitors Centre
• A new footbridge and a network of footpaths
• Six station bird hides and other viewing facilities
• Installation of a water management system