Swales

Shallow, grassed ditch allowing limited amount of storage typically 2 year return period events. Works in most soil types but only suitable for areas typically up to 3ha. Small housing developments.

Swale

- with grill on outlet

A metal grilled drain with grass in the background.

Roadside Swale

- Dundee

Outdoors, a stream of water going along grass with trees and a road in the background.

Conveyance Swale

- Dundee

Conveyance Swale

- Dundee

Swale

Outdoors showing a grass area with rock path inside a grey fenced area, next to fence is red equipment, the scene shows a road and hill.

Swale

A water stream going through grass, the background shows brown houses next to each other.

Swale

A green grassy hill with houses in the background.

Swale

A car park with green grass hill, brown bushes and a building in the background.

Swale

A grassy area with a concrete drain on the right, with green fences in the distance.

Swale

A water stream going through grass, there is a pavement on the right and trees on the left with buildings in the distance.

Swale

A grass area with water flooding around a metal grilled drain. There are houses in the background and cars parked.

Swale

A roadside scene with tall dry grass in the foreground along a road verge, a white truck carrying equipment driving on the road to the left, buildings and farm structures in the distance to the right, and a rainbow arcing across a cloudy sky above.

Swale

A grassy open area next to a multi‑story brick and wooden building, with trees and bushes along the right edge and a tall industrial chimney visible in the background under an overcast sky.

Swale

A small landscaped stream running through a grassy area with bushes and trees on the right and a paved walking path on the left. Several people wearing jackets are walking or standing near a small wooden bridge over the stream, with residential buildings visible in the background.

Swale

A wide green grass area in the foreground with a shallow drainage channel and a circular grate near the centre. To the left and in the background are modern white apartment buildings with balconies and windows, and more white buildings are visible further back on the right under a cloudy sky.

Swale

A shallow, grass‑lined roadside swale- a gently sloped, narrow channel beside a paved road with a metal fence and sidewalk on the left. In the background are residential houses with brick facades and small front gardens.

Swale

A gently sloped grassy sustainable drainage pond and landscaped green area beside a modern wooden‑clad sustainable building with large windows, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

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