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Pre-established Coir Pallets

Our Pre-Established Coir Pallets provide a natural, sustainable solution for stabilising and restoring the edges of lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

Made from high-quality coir fibre, a renewable by-product from coconut husks, they form an organic living revetment that delivers immediate vegetation cover, erosion control, and biodiversity enhancement.

Salix are the UK’s only manufacturer and leading grower of pre-established coir products, enabling full control over quality, availability, and specification. Each pallet is densely planted at our wetland nursery and grown outdoors for 6–12 months to produce a hardy, mature vegetation cover ready for instant installation and performance. We offer standard native plant mixes available year-round, or custom species combinations contract-grown for specific site conditions and habitat requirements.

Applications

Habitat Creation & Mitigation
Reedbed & Wetland Establishment
River & Stream Restoration
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
Lakes, Ponds & Shorelines
Saltmarsh & Intertidal Areas

Key Benefits

Instant Performance: Delivers immediate vegetation and erosion protection; can be installed year-round (subject to water levels).
Erosion Control: The dense plant root stabilises soils and slows local water flow, reducing erosion and sediment loss.
Enhanced Water Quality: Acts as a natural biofilter, trapping sediment and supporting bioremediation through wetland plant activity.
Carbon Neutral & Sustainable: Coir is a carbon-sequestering natural fibre; Salix’s UK-based production further reduces carbon footprint.
Biodiversity Gains: Provides excellent habitat for water voles, birds, amphibians, invertebrates, and fish.
Flexible Installation: Lightweight, modular design for easy handling and installation using biodegradable fixings

Related Projects

Foss Dyke Bank Stabilisation

An innovative vegetative revetment using brushwood and pre-established coir rolls was installed along the River Foss to combat severe boat wash erosion, providing a cost-effective, sustainable solution that stabilised the banks and enhanced wildlife habitat.

Habitat Creation at Padnall Lake, a SuDS Solution

A concrete-lined pond at Padnall Lake was transformed into a thriving natural habitat through the creation of marginal shelves and the installation of pre-established coir pallets, greatly enhancing biodiversity and visual appeal.

Pembroke Commons

A 1 km stream in historic Pembroke was transformed from a concrete channel into a sinuous, bioengineered watercourse using coir rolls, coir pallets, Bionet C125BN, and wildflower seeding, enhancing flood protection, biodiversity, and the town’s landscape.

River Bank Erosion Management at Wisley Golf Course

At Wisley Golf Course, Salix regraded unstable riverbanks along the River Wey and installed pre-established Coir Rolls and Coir Pallets, combined with hydroseeding, to prevent erosion naturally. Strategic placement of local stone enhanced fish spawning habitat, creating resilient, ecologically valuable banks that have withstood major floods while improving aesthetics.

River Pinn Enhancement

Salix enhanced a 40m section of the River Pinn, adding riffles, a point bar, flow deflectors, and pre-established Coir Rolls and Pallets to restore water flow and habitat.

Using Carbon Neutral Wetland Habitat to Prevent Erosion in Iport Doncaster

Salix provided a range of bioengineering solutions to stabilise eroding wetland embankments near Doncaster, combining Coir Rolls, brushwood, and Rock Mattresses to balance erosion control with habitat creation. Two years on, vegetation has fully established, providing long-term stability and ecological value.

Olympic Park Wetlands

Salix supplied and installed over 350,000 pre-established wetland and wildflower plants for the London Olympic Park, creating 264 hectares of vibrant, ecologically rich parkland - the largest bioengineering and wetland planting project ever undertaken in the UK.

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