Moling in water pipes at Manton Downs
Here we ran 800m water pipes 750mm below ground without actually having to dig up the ground. The spinning water pipe feeds into the ground from a leg on the machine and the tractor dictates its direction. All clever stuff. https://youtu.be/QE4J6K7c2 …
Manton Downs Stud Rail Project
This is an ongoing project running over several months. Here we show Dave’s video featuring some 3,500m approx of post and stud rail we erected to make the side fence to the racecourse gallops. This took us about 10 days to complete. https://youtu.be/ …
Horticulture industry urged to check for Oak Processionary Moth Caterpillars
“Landscapers, nurseries, landowners and woodland managers are being urged to take action after the Plant Health Service intercepted a number of cases of Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars (OPM) on trees imported from the Netherlands”. Read the Forest …
Our Evo 2 Protech and Evo Compact out together
Let’s get on! Wearing the paint of the baby one now…
Repair and reduction of a pair of yew trees for The Savernake Estate
Today our project was for a repair and reduction of a pair of yew trees for The Savernake Estate. Here are the before and after pictures
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 p …
A few random pictures of the past couple of weeks
Just a few shots of the guys out and about and a welcome back to Scott Jackson.
New Evo Compact
We picked up our new Evo Compact this morning to help the busy fencing teams and set it straight to work… collected, unloaded and knocking posts in under 2 hours! This is a smaller, more compact machine which allows us to transport it between s …
Valtra fitted with cab-mounted botex crane
To reduce manual handling and speed up timber and brash removal, we have added another Valtra tractor to the fleet, this time fitted with a roof-mounted Botex crane. Our new Valtra is now ready for work with our tree teams – or for hire if anyone …
Woodland Fencing project in Savernake Forest, near Marlborough
We are undertaking a large ongoing woodland project near Marlborough, creating new fenced areas to allow grazing within Savernake Forest; this will allow cattle back into the ancient forest to help with its management. The fencing consists of 2 strand …
Landscaping at Ticehurst
A spot of landscaping from last week at Ticehurst more pictures to follow… Probably ‘spot’ is an understatement…. To fit around the existing trees of Corsican Pine, Turkey Oak, Atlas Cedar and English Oak, the plants included a selection of Acer, Bet …
Deer Fencing in Melksham
Deer Fencing is usually 1.8m galvanized wire, which is very strong and lightweight. No barbed wire on top. It allows you to protect your trees and shrubs from being eaten or being used to rub up against. We have recently installed just unde …
Tree works at The Hall Estate, Bradford on Avon
Back again is routine tree works at The Hall Estate Bradford on Avon to reduce trees and some safety works on the boundary and by the railway line
Removal of deadwood from roadside trees at Netheravon
Our task here was the removal of deadwood from roadside trees at Netheravon. In addition, we had to fell a dead ash tree using our MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform).
Rake and burn tidy up
Our project here was a rake and burn tidy up of forestry harvesting debris in Erlestoke to allow replanting of native trees next winter. Erlestoke is a village in Wiltshire, on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies about 6 miles east of Westbur …
Range refurbishment at Bulford (2)
Range refurbishment at Bulford contd. Following on from our post on 12th March, here’s a few more pictures of our range works at Bulford, just northeast of Amesbury. The project was to remove contaminated sand and replace with new sand, free of lead an …
Homeowner ordered to pay £21,000 proceeds of crime order for butchering a tree
This link goes to The Times of 23rd March and concerns a homeowner in Canford Cliffs, Poole, who ignored a TPO (tree preservation order) on his 42-foot oak tree and instead he virtually destroyed it by chopping off 12ft-long branches – all for the purp …
Justin showing a large beech tree near Bath who is boss
We spent a week dismantling decaying beech trees in Bath. They were leaning over a footpath and, having recently been surveyed, there was no choice but to dismantle and remove them and plant replacements. The timber will be used for firewood. We needed …
Another day another 1000m post and rail job
Our job here was to replace an old, rotten post and rail fence which had served its time. We removed the fence and replaced it with 1000m of new, creosote-treated timber post and rail fencing. This should last another 30 years. See our pictures below …
400m chain link fencing with 3-strands of barbed wire on top for Utilities company in Gillingham
Following on from our hedge removal project in the summer, we now needed to erect the perimeter fence to the site for the utilities company. The site had been upgraded and expanded to meet the demand for new housing. We erected 400m of 1.8m chain link …