The Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) ecology mitigation and flood defence project

Please note bookings for this event have now closed.

The Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) Ecology Mitigation and Flood Defence Project is delivering a new flood defence scheme for Avonmouth Severnside, along a 17 kilometre stretch of coastline to protect local communities and reduce flood risk to at least 2,500 homes and businesses, now and in the future.

The project also includes creating new habitats for important wildlife specific in the area and to help enhance and grow the Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area to reach its economic potential.

As part of the project a new community mural has been painted on one section of new flood defence wall in a local nature reserve.

The visit will start at Kings Weston House with an introduction to the project summarising the geographic context of the project next to the Severn Estuary, spanning the urbanised area of Avonmouth up to more rural South Gloucestershire near the first Severn crossing. Hear insights on how the project was developed, including funding secured, over several years before construction started in 2020. The visit will end at Lamplighter’s Marsh; a local nature reserve with a Friends group who the project team have worked with to enhance the new flood defence by painting a community mural on an environmental theme.

Event information 

Please wear appropriate footwear (walking shoes) and clothing (waterproofs) for the activity and weather. 

We will meet at 9.30am at Kings Weston House. The walk will start at 10.00am and finish by midday.

The walk will be led by Colin Taylor from the Environment Agency.

Booking information

Advance booking for this event is required. Please book by midday on Friday 4 October. If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking, please email events@rgs.org

Your contact details (name and mobile phone number) will be shared with the event organiser in case of emergency or last-minute change to the event. The event organiser will delete all of the information provided by you within seven days of the event taking place.

If you have any pre-existing medical conditions that will affect your ability to participate in this visit (including any dietary allergies) please let us know events@rgs.org

This event has been organised by the West of England and South Wales committee.