Please note:
This is an in person event taking place simultaneously at multiple venues across the region. There is no online or hybrid option.
The event is now fully booked. Please email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list.
Overview
The main phase of the Avonmouth Severnside ecology mitigation and flood defence project was completed in 2025.
In 2019, a client partnership of the Environment Agency, South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol City Council appointed BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald as a joint venture to deliver the detailed design and construction of new flood defences and wetlands.
The work spans 17km of the Severn Estuary and River Avon from Aust to Shirehampton, designed to reduce flood risk for at least 2,500 homes and businesses, both now and in the future.
During the presentation, Colin Taylor (Environment Agency) will outline the formation of the project partnership, the scheme’s key objectives, the approach to stakeholder engagement, and the challenges of working in close proximity to the Severn Estuary.
Mike Cheetham (Mott MacDonald) will provide an overview of the engineering and environmental components of the project, highlighting how sustainability, innovation and collaboration shaped the successful delivery of the scheme.
The project was recognised with three awards at the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2024, including the People’s Choice Award, voted for by the public.
Attend near you
This event is being hosted face-to-face at multiple locations across the region.
At each venue, you will be able to watch the live presentation, ask questions, network with peers, and enjoy refreshments.
Available locations
- Bath (host venue) – Buro Happold, Pinesgate East, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DP.
- Bournemouth – BCP Council Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6DY.
- Bristol – Bristol - Atrium in the EQ Building, located at 111 Victoria St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS16AX.
- Exeter – WSP offices, Room 301, 3rd Floor, Longbrook House, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4GL.
- Gloucestershire – Tony Gee Offices, 301 Stonehouse Park, Sperry Way, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL103UT.
- Taunton – Stantec, Lakeside House, Blackbrook Business Park, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2PX.
- Truro – NAR Main Compound, Land North of A390 off Threemilestone Roundabout, TR4 9AL.
- Wiltshire – Lacock Room, 1st Floor, County Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN.
If you have any access requirements, please email: [email protected] — we’re happy to support you.
