Something slightly different…
Our task was to erect a fence to protect an area on Salisbury Plain. We used 300m of Armco barrier fencing welded into RSJ steels driven into the ground.
November 2021
Author: Debbie Newman
Hornbeam hedging in Avebury Trusloe
Tad and Matty have been planting Hornbeam hedging in Avebury Trusloe – a few hundred metres to improve the garden boundary
Trusloe is a Street in the village of Avebury Trusloe which measures approximately 189 metres long.
Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus Carpinus in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Hit & Miss fencing Lacock October 2021
85 m of 1.8m high Hit & Miss fence erected at Lacock for the Parish Council.
Hit-and-miss fencing is vertical fence panels ( like picket fence but square tops ) 6ft high. It has gaps in it, hence hit-and-miss, so it does not look as commercial,
Long overdue works meal at The Well in Bulkington October 2021
Long overdue works meal at The Well in Bulkington last night
Woodchip for biomass October 2021
Last load of 150 tons of wood chip off for biomass last week
New pond dug and constructed in Marston
New pond dug and constructed in Marston, just in time before the weather changes. No shortage of water now !
The yellowish stone is crushed flint, which is harder wearing than shingle and is a good colour.
Close board fence
A nice end to a horrible conifer removal job!
Removal of old hedge and fence
Replaced with close board fence
Bishops Cannings Cricket Club seeding preparation 22 Sept updated 19 October
Preparation for seeding at Bishops Cannings Cricket Club earlier in the week, following importing and levelling of soil to bring up outfield levels.
We were asked to level and seed the area and sow with sports mix grass seed. Tristan spent a Saturday on the stone burier to get things level; seed was drilled today and rolled in. Green in a couple of weeks – hopefully!
The final image shows the ‘after’ – “Bishops Cannings Cricket Club now have a green outfield again! Favourable weather has made a huge difference with the special grass seed mix growing well in the mild conditions.
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Plastic Fence on Creosote posts for equestrian yard – September
Something different this week – Plastic fence on creosote posts at a local equestrian yard.
It will be good to see how the Tornado Centuar fence stands the test of time. It is a fiddle to get up but looks to be a sturdy product.
