Conservation Contractors October Newsletter

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“The weather-related themes seem to prevail from the previous newsletters…
The ground has gone from waterlogged in March to something resembling concrete over the summer; great to work in, but hard work driving in posts!

As Autumn arrives with shorter days and longer nights, we are still blessed with unseasonal warm/dry weather. The autumn leaves are just beginning to turn, and we should expect to see a varied and impressive show of colours this year, aided by the long, hot, dry summer.

We have just had our annual Health and Safety audit undertaken by The Arboricultural Association and we are pleased to announce that all the hard work by Dan, Emma & Scott has paid off, and we have been awarded SSIP Accreditation,  which will be renewed in November –  something for the last newsletter of 2025,  Yes, the months fly by more quickly every year.

We hope you enjoy our news and updates.  Where we have added videos, now hosted with Vimeo to avoid the YouTube ads,  you may see a Google pop-up inviting you to sign in/age verify but it seems to appear randomly and generally you don’t have to do this to view our videos. “

Summer Update

Read our latest newsletter here

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.

Eight of the world’s most amazing trees – from the Major Oak to the Lone Cypress

Eight of the world’s most amazing trees – from the Major Oak to the Lone Cypress

A good article for weekend relaxation (!) by last week on 6th in The Guardian, including a reference to Sycamore Gap.

Read the article here

 

The featured image is of the One Hundred Guinea Oak at The Vyne in Basingstoke, about which we wrote earlier in the year here.

The Unlikely Cyclists – William’s TV interview

Very much out of my comfort zone being interviewed this morning.  This was for “That’s TV”  for the evening slot as a follow-up to The Unlikely Cyclists’ heroic fundraising effort for The Stars Appeal.

I even had to brush my hair on this occasion!

It was for “That’s TV” which is broadcast around Salisbury.  Only 1min 30 seconds…

24th August 2023

The total as at today, 2nd September, is £30,406.  Here’s the link to the Just Giving Page and more of William’s story and pictures.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPNvSaVzhM

The Unlikely Cyclists have made it!

The Unlikely Cyclists have made it through what can only be described as the windiest and wettest day for a considerable time;  riding from Devizes yesterday to an overnight stop in Axminster then up to Dartmoor today Friday, 14 July.
The sum raised to date is over £26K.

Thank you to all who took part, and to all those who have donated and supported us along the way.

The link to our Just Giving page is here.  

The Unlikely Cyclists outside The White Hart