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Pre-established Coir Rolls

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Pre-established Coir Rolls

Our Coir Rolls are a natural, sustainable solution for erosion control and rapid vegetation establishment along lake edges, streams, and riverbanks.

Manufactured in the UK using Grade A, organically produced coir fibre from the husk of coconuts, these rolls provide an 80% lower carbon footprint compared to imported pre-formed alternatives.

Salix are the UK’s only manufacturer and largest grower of pre-established Coir Rolls, allowing complete control over quality, availability, and specification. Each roll is tubular in shape and typically supplied in 3m lengths, with diameters ranging from 0.20m to 0.30m.

At our nursery, rolls are planted with native wetland species and grown outdoors in wetbeds to develop hardy, mature plants with established root systems. This ensures high survival rates and strong in-situ performance.

Pre-established Coir Rolls are ideal for creating marginal vegetation and stabilising banks, while providing immediate ecological and aesthetic benefits.
Unplanted Coir Rolls offer a biodegradable, organic revetment for erosion control, check dams, silt management, and peatland restoration projects.

We offer standard native plant mixes available year-round, or custom species combinations contract-grown for specific site conditions and habitat requirements. For peatland and smaller-scale restoration, Mini Coir Rolls provide a low-carbon, fully biodegradable option.

Independent research by Brighton University and the Environment Agency has demonstrated the success of coir roll revetments in enhancing biodiversity, particularly for water vole habitat creation. Coir rolls offer excellent cover, encourage breeding colonies, and improve riparian habitat quality, a proven nature-based solution for conservation and mitigation projects.

You can read both articles here:

Voles on Rolls

“The effectiveness of installing coir roll revetments to improve riparian habitats for water voles (Arvicola amphibius) along Fenland drains”

Related Projects

Beacon Park

Salix restored Beacon Pool for Lichfield Council, removing silt, stabilising soft eroding banks with coir rolls and timber works, and enhancing public access with a new walkway and viewing platform.

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.

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.

Protecting a Pipeline in Carmarthen

An exposed pipeline in the River Johnstown was stabilised by dewatering and relocating it, with Salix using rock rolls, erosion-control coir matting, and pre-planted coir rolls to protect the riverbanks from scour and erosion.

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.

River Roding Enhancement

Inter-tidal riverbank works on the River Roding near the Barking Barrier used bioengineering methods such as brushwood fascines and brush mattresses to promote sediment build-up, enhance stability, and support habitat creation as part of an Environment Agency enhancement project.

River Thaw Enhancement

Salix worked with Environment Agency Wales to restore a 100 m reach of the River Thaw degraded by overgrazing and cattle poaching. By installing and backfilling Coir Rolls to narrow the over-widened channel, flow conditions and habitat quality were improved, enabling vegetation recovery and effective bank erosion control.

Soham Lode Re-visited

Salix restored 600 m of re-lined embankment at Soham Lode using Coir Rolls and brushwood fascines to stabilise slopes and re-establish vegetation, creating valuable habitat where water voles rapidly returned.

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.

Kelham Island Goit

Salix were contracted by Mansell Construction to dredge the contaminated goit forming Kelham Island and working closely with ecologists ECUS to create marginal habitat.

Root & In-River Causeway Installation at Calverley, Leeds

Salix collaborated with Bam Nuttall to stabilise the severely eroded Calverley Riverbank in Leeds through the installation of Root-Wads, Aqua Rock Bags, and bespoke backwater features.

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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