News

End of An Era

Today was a sad day as the Dedridge Environmental Ecology Project (DEEP) officially hung up their boots. Roley and Wilma and all their friends in the DEEP group have worked for years to improve the environment along the Dedridge burn in Livingston. We were lucky enough...

Botanic Garden Ornamental Pool Refurbishment

Great article written by John McMullan, Commercial Manager at EPDM roofing and lining specialist FirestonebpUK, about the refurbishment project completed by Water Gems in conjunction with Firestone. The Botanic Garden commissioned us to carry out a refurbishment project of the trio of terraced ornamental pools which...

Garden Stream East Lothian

Stream Construction Project

This project to build a stream for an East Lothian client was a very interesting challenge for us. The construction of the stream required a lot of stone to be brought in. In fact, we needed roughly two hundred tonnes of stone to complete the project....

Oxgangs SUDS pool wetland

Oxgangs SUDS Pool Wetland

This is the Oxgangs SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System) pool that we look after, which takes the water from the roofs and roads around it. Now, a few years on from when we planted it, it has turned into a proper wetland area. We look after...

Lido Swan, Stenhousemuir

Nesting Swan at The Lido

The female swan at the Lido pool in Stenhousemuir has decided to nest on the bank this year. This means she has no protection at all from passing dogs or people. However, while I was there today, I noticed passers-by were putting their dogs on the...

Inverleith, Edinburgh

UK & Ireland Lakes Network Annual Conference

Nick is presenting a talk on the The Practical Aspects of Urban Waterbody Regeneration next week, at the UK & Ireland Lakes Network Annual Conference. He will talk about a practical approach to the problems, and focus on techniques we use and results we have achieved....

Building a raft

Heritage Loch in East Kilbride

Nick Easterbrook, Rosie, Ronnie and Bruce started building a raft this week, in order to apply Phoslock to the Heritage Loch in East Kilbride. Phoslock is a bentonite based material that absorbs phosphorous thereby preventing it from being available to algae for growth. The work...