A new pond created for a client for wildlife. The surrounding area has been seeded and, given all the recent rain, the pond was very quickly full of water!
6th October
Pond creation
Category: ponds & rivers
Removal of a fallen tree across the tow path at Devizes
Removal of a fallen tree across the towpath at Devizes is all made easy with Sam on the crane!
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.
Fence project to protect the lake providing disabled fishing at Tucking Mill
A fence project to protect the lake providing disabled fishing at Tucking Mill Nr Bath. We used 6ft high wire mesh with gates to match and green 358 mesh around the sluice.
See the link to the Tucking Mill Reservoir here
You can read about 358 mesh security fencing on our website here: “358 Security Mesh is incredibly strong and is the ideal solution for a wide variety of high-security perimeter and access control applications. The mesh is made from 75mm x 12.5mm x 4mm galvanised material and polyester-coated welded mesh fabric. Whilst its main use is for Utility companies, prisons, secure units and high-security needs, it can also be used for schools as the look of 358 mesh is not as “hostile” as Palisade. It is:…. Read the rest of the info here” – 3rd para down.
For more details of our other fencing activities please see here.
Ditching in Rowde
A spot of ditching last week in Rowde now the water levels have dropped.
We are still working and managing to meet the government guidelines
Pond Refurbishment at Marston (contd)
For those of you who can remember our pond refurbishment post in December 2018 when we showed you our work to drain and clear this pond, you might like to see what it looks like six months on…. And if you’ve forgotten, then check out the original pictures here.
Pond refurbishment Marston
A recent pond refurbishment with 15 years of silt and leaf mould removed. We retained some water and all the fish and then laid a new liner. The pond was then refilled to which we added the retained water to get the microbes started.
To see some more examples of our work which isn’t tree surgery, tree surveys or fencing, please see here.
And now adding a new photograph in June 2019 of what it looks like 6 months later. Really does illustrate the “before and after”…
Wadswick Green, Corsham
Our work at Wadswick Green, Corsham continues… This is the new retirement village.
The pictures show the results of our efforts after two days’ strimming and brush cutting – all previously covered in brambles and nettles and an eyesore. And, look! We found a pond!! The second image shows watering of freshly planted shrub beds due to lack of rain.
See here for further details of some of the work we’ve undertaken for Wadswick Green.
