Permacrisis? What Permacrisis…
Please enjoy a copy of our latest newsletter sent out on 8th November.
200m of post and 3-rail fence with netting
Our project this week was to erect 200m of post and 3-rail fence with netting for a local housing development in Worton, which hopefully will keep the cows out of the building site!
Mulching Scrub for the National Trust on Cley Hill, Warminster Oct 2022
Ben has been helping us with his roboflail on Cley Hill this week mulching scrub for the National Trust. It’s a lot steeper than it looks!
We were helping to reduce the areas of scrub and bramble that were starting to get established on the steep areas and smother out the grassland. We spent 2 days mulching agreed areas to let the grass re-establish itself.
Tree Survey followed by take down of Holm Oak tree from the car park at a soon-to-open children’s home in Westbury
Clear results were showing the cross-section of decay present in a tree removed from the car park of a soon-to-open children’s home in Westbury in the grounds of the former Chalford House Hotel. This was all confirmed in the PICUS report. As you can see, the tree looked perfectly healthy from the outside but had to be taken down as it was unsafe, especially over a car park. And we needed to wait until the birds had finished nesting to undertake the work.
Well done by all involved; the new spider MEWP proving its worth, along with the timber crane o remove the timber; no heavy lifting at CC Ltd!
New oak gate posts for The Church of All Saints at West Lavington
The soft wood gate posts had failed so it was decided to go for a more befitting option.
The posts and labour costs were donated by a local parishioner.
To see other examples of our gates, please see our Fencing and Gates page here
New Spiderlift 23m tracked Cherry Picker/MEWP
Here are some images of our new Spiderlift 23m tracked Cherry Picker/MEWP/aerial platform.
We were working for Devizes Town Council to reduce a large 30m Oak Tree within Hillworth Park, Devizes
Full details of our new MEWP will be posted on our website shortly. It is available for hire. Just contact William for details.
Newsletter May 26 2022
Our Jensen Tracked Woodchipper
Not too bad for a 9-year-old machine: the first set of flywheel bearings is being replaced!
Vosch grapple saw supplied and fitted to our Takeuchi 2150 excavator
The VOSCH grapple saw was supplied and fitted to our Takeuchi 2150 excavator by Richard Court Forestry Engineering Ltd as the UK dealer, along with additional uprated hydraulics required to operate the grapple saw and a bulletproof windscreen to protect the operator. This machine represents £130,000 of investment to ensure dangerous ash trees can be managed safely and efficiently; as their condition worsens due to ASH Die Back Disease; whilst they may look OK from the initial inspection but they are becoming very brittle.
With this investment, Conservation Contractors Ltd have added over £250,00 of plant and machinery to their fleet over the past 18months.
Tiny Forest Scheme across Wiltshire
A small plot fenced in Swindon today by Tristan and Tad as part of the Tiny Forest scheme across Wiltshire.
“A Tiny Forest consists of 600 native trees such as Oak, Lime, Elm, Hawthorn and Hazel which will be densely planted in a tennis court-sized plot of land. A Tiny Forest provides accessible green space and facilitates an outdoor classroom for communities to reconnect with nature”.
