Every product on this page is the same base material: coir, dense coconut fibre that holds together and gives roots something to grip. What changes is the shape, cylinder or mat, and where that shape does its work on a bank. Get that part right and the rest of the choice narrows fast. Rolls and pallets look similar enough in a photo that it is easy to spec the wrong one from a product list rather than from the bank itself.

Roll or pallet: what does the bank need

Coir Rolls are dense cylinders, and they go where the water actually hits: the toe of a bank, a drainage channel edge, the margin of a river, pond or lake, anywhere scour or wave action strips bare ground before planting gets a chance to take hold. A roll sits along that line and absorbs the impact so the ground behind it does not have to.

Coir Pallets are flat mats rather than cylinders, which suits an open bank face or slope where you need cover across an area rather than a single hard edge. They turn up on riverbanks, lake margins, attenuation ponds and other SuDS schemes for exactly this reason. Both products arrive pre-planted with native UK wetland species rather than bare fibre, so the roots are already working when they go in the ground: that cuts the establishment time you would normally get from plug or bare-root planting.

On most sites the two work together: rolls along the toe and channel edges, pallets up the open bank above them.

Pin it down properly

Coir needs pegging into the ground while the roots establish, particularly on a bank with any current or wind exposure. Stakes & Pegs (GreenStake) are biodegradable and hold well even in hard ground: Phoenix’s figures show the 4 inch stake beats a 6 inch metal staple on holding power by more than 45%. They meet ASTM D6400 and EN13432, so they break down completely within about 18 months rather than leaving plastic in the ground, and nobody has to go back to site to dig them out once the coir has rooted in. They come boxed in 500, in 4 inch (10cm) or 6 inch (15cm) lengths, depending on how hard the ground is.

Rolls, pallets and stakes are all quoted rather than fixed-price, because quantity and plant mix depend on the site: length of bank, water flow, and how established the vegetation needs to be on day one. Use the enquiry form on the Coir Rolls or Coir Pallets page with your bank length and site type, and the technical sales team will work out quantities and a plant mix from there.

Frequently asked questions

Do coir rolls and pallets have a fixed price?

No. Coir Rolls and Coir Pallets are quoted per project because the quantity and plant mix depend on bank length, water flow and how established the planting needs to be from day one. Use the enquiry form on the product page and the technical sales team will price it from there.

Can I choose the plant species in the coir?

Yes. Both products are grown to order with native UK wetland species mixes, so you can specify a mix suited to your site rather than taking a fixed blend.

Do I need Stakes and Pegs with every roll or pallet?

In most cases, yes. Coir will not stay in place on a bank with any current or wind exposure until the roots take hold, and GreenStake pegs are biodegradable, so there is nothing to dig out once that happens.