Month: July 2025

Biodiversity Net Gain – installing rabbit fencing

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Installing rabbit fencing to protect a young hedge near Ramsbury

This bank does not look steep in the pictures, but Alex and Tristan will tell you otherwise!
We used our Protech Evo3* for this project, given the steep ground.  Our Evo Compact would not have been sufficiently stable and could have tipped over.
The rabbit netting is erected with a turnout at ground level and then pegged to the ground to stop the rabbits from burrowing underneath. In all, it was approx. 600m on very hard ground.

* The Evo 3 is the largest in the Protech range, with a machine weight of 6.5 tons and needs to be delivered on a low loader.  But even though a larger machine, it gives a lighter footprint than the Compact, with a ground pressure of 2.27PSI.  It has a 500kg hammer weight.  Each track itself is 500mm wide, and the tracks can be fully extended to 3.3m, giving greater stability on steep ground”.

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installing rabbit fencing to protect a young hedge

Scrub Clearance with the Robo Flail

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The Robo flail clearing paths alongside the River Test

Our project here on this world-famous chalk stream was to clear the paths alongside the riverside for access and for fishermen.

From Wiki: “The River Test is a chalk stream in Hampshire. Much of the Test is a 438-hectare (1,080-acre) biological SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][3] The river is used for fly fishing for trout from its source to its tidal limit”

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scrub clearance along the River Test

Ash tree trimming back in May 2025

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Trimming back some not-too-unhealthy ash trees over a neighbouring garden in May in Bishops Cannings near Devizes, it seemed a shame to remove the ash trees just yet.

The Spider MEWP is proving its worth,  being able to access a rear garden through a narrow gateway and still provide 11m outreach and 23m lift!

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Ash tree trimming back

Trees and Team

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A framework pollard of a small willow tree

A framework pollard (removing all smaller limbs back to main limbs, leaving the tree to regrow looking like a set of deer antlers when completed)  of a small willow tree was undertaken this week by Josh Bird, who has recently completed his apprenticeship scheme and excelled at the whole course, passing with flying colours. Josh has now been nominated by Sparsholt College for a national award.

He has now joined last year’s flying apprentice, Felix Raithby, who is now a team leader and leading by example.
Well done to you both.

Our photo shows Felix on the left and Josh on the right and then Josh receiving his certificate from Dan, our Tree Director
 

Summer Update

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The weather-related theme seems to prevail from the last newsletter – hot and dry with poor growing conditions impacting everything from young trees to arable and grass crops. The hotter weather has been hard work to say the least when working outside. Some of the guys and teams have been starting early to help avoid the worst of the heat where possible.