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Sight Reconnaissance of Westerfold's Park
Sight Reconnaissance of Westerfold's Park
Westerfold’s Park
Fieldtrip Friday 28th March
Westerfolds park
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
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
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?
Size (to accommodate maximum flow)
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Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
How to Maintain flow at natural rate
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Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
Stop/Minimise erosion
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Storm Water Drain : What to consider?
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
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:
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