Footpath Construction Project, erosion control

Whirlow Farm Disabled Footpath Project

Consolid's soil stabilisation system was used to create a disabled footpath at the Whirlow Hall Farm, Sheffield.

Whirlow Hall Farm is a charitable farm which takes disabled, disadvantaged and underprivileged children and gives them the experience of staying on a farm, meeting and interacting with farm animals.

They held an open day arranged to show off their fantastic new paths and facilities, see picture. The path was approximately 1000 metres in length and provides wheelchair access around the farm.

Construction was carried out by Environmental Ground Stabilisation Ltd using the Consolid Soil Stabilisation System. The construction of the 1000m path took approximately one week. EGS used some imported clay material and drainage was added to keep water off the track itself.

Disabled path project, soil stabilisation and erosion control

The project involved the creation of a path for Haverigg Junior School by Environmental Ground Stabilisation Limited using "The Consolid Soil Stabilisation System".

The path was installed to provide access around the playing field for their disabled pupils. The whole project included draining the playing field, re-seeding the grass, constructing a dipping pond and constructing the path around the perimeter of the field.

This picture above shows the compaction of the already treated soil.

The soil has been treated and rolled and is prepared for the addition of a wearing coarse in this case gravel.

The latest pictures of this footpath construction project are shown below, they were taken in February 2007, a typically wet and cold month in Cumbria.

The small wildlife pond, which was developed as part of this project, had previously emptied on a number of occasions due partly to porous soil structure and also due to damage caused by children poking the pond lining material with sticks. Kids will be kids!