12 inch post 8 feet high knocked into 4 feet of rock chalk on Salisbury Plain
12-inch post 8-feet high knocked into 4-feet of rock chalk on Salisbury Plain See the post driver in action here. https://www.facebook.com/165568496924335/videos/923202221160955/
Post driving Durrington Nov 2017
This is part of a fence project to create a livestock penning on Salisbury Plain. As you can see, the terrain is very steep, so tricky to drive them in place. It is only possible to do this using our tracked machine.
Pollarding willows at Durrington for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Trevor has been pollarding willows at Durrington for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust so they can use the branches and timber to reinforce the river banks Durrington village lies about 2 miles north of Amesbury, 10 miles north of the city of Salisbury, and 2 1 …
Tree survey health safety tree works Tockington Manor School Oct 2017
Rich and Geoff at Tockington Manor School carrying out 2 weeks of health and safety tree works within the school grounds Deadwood removal going on a pace at Tockington Manor in the sunshine pics of Geoff and Trevor apparently Rich has even got o …
Removal of two large Leyland Cypress trees in Easterton Sands Devizes
This week we saw the removal of two large Leyland Cypress trees in Easterton Sands Devizes resulting in a lot of timber to move! See details of all our tree work on our web link here.
Reduction of Hornbeam in Netherhampton
Earlier this week we undertook a Hornbeam reduction in Netherhampton for Wiltshire CC . The photos here show a before and after shot. October 2017
Removal of 50 x 50′ conifers and leylandii trees – case study and testimonial
We were delighted to receive this testimonial from Kieran Pierce following the removal of 50x 50′ conifer and leylandii trees and hedging. Testimonial: “I’m very happy to recommend William Warden and his tree team. What a greatbunch of guys – it just w …
Stable footings for our equestrian project in Chippenham
Now the weather has dried up a little we are able to move the spoil from the 60m x 20m arena along with sand and fibre surface being delivered for us to level. The stable will be Monarch American style boxes in the barn which gives stables in a large …
No two days are the same, working with William Warden of Conservation Contractors
Did you see the article in October’s ‘Life in Devizes’?? In case you missed it, here it is…. No two days are the same working with William Warden, owner of Conservation Contractors
Dismantle failing beech tree in Calne August 2017
A fine grey and damp August day for the start of a dismantle of failing beech tree in Calne… And now with all the timber loaded with our telehandler on to local fire merchants trailer for processing This job was also used as the site for our Arb Asso …
New eventing yard Chippenham
New eventing yard Chippenham It’s been a busy few weeks for our fencing team working on an exciting new build Equestrian yard project near Chippenham. First up we dug a 60 x 20 arena, installed the drainage, fixed the membrane and added 8 inches of sto …
Scrub spraying on Salisbury Plain
Steve, Justin and Mike busy scrub spraying 197 ha on Salisbury Plain See more of our weed control activities here
Metal Estate Fence erected Corsham
Metal Estate Fence erected to improve the entrance at Wadswick Green Development in Corsham We erected a metal estate fence to improve the entrance at the Wadswick Green development in August 2017. We not only constructed it but also painted it on sit …
Diseased tree in Trowbridge chopped down over safety concerns
Conservation Contractors cut down the tree in Balmoral Road.. A DISEASED 50ft tree that was nearly 100 years old had to be cut down from a street in Trowbridge as it was a safety risk. The Lime Tree at Balmoral Road was taken down last week as m …
Installing hardstanding for business in Bradford-on-Avon
This week we have been installing a hardstanding for Anthony Best Dynamics at Bradford on Avon Sept 2017
Making and installing props to support veteran oak trees
Making and installing props to support veteran oak trees: Today we have been installing props under veteran oaks to support over extended limbs. We made the props in-house along with all metal feet and supports, installed by Steve and Dan. July 2017 F …
Protech 10 inch wide hole former
Here we are using our versatile Protech Evo 2 self-propelled post driver to create 10″ holes x 1 meter deep in solid chalk for steel gate posts. Our task was to create one meter deep holes for metal gate posts for Wessex Water in Durrington, just no …
Artificial surface for healthcare client
Something else a bit different for us: We were asked to remove grass and replace with an artificial grass surface for a healthcare client in Poole. For details about our other more unusual work we’ve carried out please see here July 2017 new artificial …
Clearing a bank at Chitterne for Wylye Valley Farm Shoot
Vegetation Management comes in many forms. Here we’re clearing a bank at Chitterne for Wylye Valley Farm Shoot. It’s steeper than it looks. And then Rich Trevor Geoff and Lawrence have found a barn whilst working at Valley Farm. For more details abo …
Tree team training
Refresher training for the tree department last week with a few practice aerial rescues along with new felling cuts for leaning trees. This is part of our ongoing training for our teams in line with our accreditations and their requirements. See full …