Tarmac targets biodiversity with partnership

868 Tarmac has announced that it is working on a joint biodiversity initiative with the UK’s largest Rivers Trust - the Wye & Usk Foundation – to boost biodiversity at its Wellington Quarry site.

Wellington Brook, which feeds into the river Lugg, runs through the company’s quarry and was identified for improvements as part of the company’s site specific Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). The brook in Herefordshire was once an important spawning stream for fish species such as Atlantic salmon and brown trout but modification and dredging of gravels have reduced its ability to support fish species and other wildlife.

The 4463 Lugg Internal Drainage Board has now allowed work to begin on restoration of the brook to its more natural state. Next week, Tarmac will supply equipment and gravel and the foundation will bring other materials and environmental expertise to enable the work to be undertaken.

Tarmac restoration manager Michael Charlton said, “We are delighted to be working on this exciting project to increase the habitat diversity of Wellington Brook, which was a key objective of our site BAP. This work adds further ecological value to a site which already provides varied habitats for a wide range of wildlife in the restored areas of the quarry.”