Team news at Mountain Mayhem
It was nice to have a team day away at Mountain Mayhem – off-road buggies and hovercraft racing and time trials… We managed to break two buggies and even a hovercraft! If you think you can drive, go and try the hovercraft – they are a great levell …
Dismantling 12 Poplar trees at The Hall Estate, Bradford on Avon
Dan and Matt started a sectional dismantling 12 Poplar trees at The Hall Estate, Bradford on Avon which were 120′ high. Having a head for heights is one of the more important requisites of the guys on our team! What a glorious blue sky – haven’t see …
Forestry Commission
Since our last update, we are delighted to confirm that we have secured a framework agreement with the Forestry Commission for the inspection of infected trees across the South West of England This also includes felling infected trees and collecting sa …
Refurbishment of viewing area at Larkhill
We won the contract to refurbish the viewing area at Larkhill on the edge of Salisbury Plain. The viewing area is used for Military Displays as well as the British Army live Firepower Demonstration. Back in March 2014, we set about cutting the grass w …
Post and rail fencing at Manton Grange, Marlborough
In May we erected and replaced additional creosote post and rail fencing at Manton Grange, Marlborough. This allowed the paddocks to be divided, thus giving increased turnout areas for the growing numbers of horses.
Domestic close board fencing, Devizes
This was just a replacement for some old fencing in Devizes which had seen better days and which we replaced in April. 40m long and 1.8m high, this will last a good 10 – 15 years even longer if a coat of treatment is given every few years.
Removing self-set alder trees outside Devizes
In March we used our 360° digger to remove self-set alder trees on a lake outside Devizes. Part of an ongoing project with plenty to undertake, work is carried out in small lots to allow the natural balance of the water and habitat to remain This was p …
Unimog
We’re very excited with our new-to-us additional Unimog. We purchased it from Belgium, brought it back in October, had it re-sprayed and fully serviced with new brakes and air valves and she’s now ready for work with a wood chipper on the back with …
Security fencing with palisade mesh Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Along with the miles of stock and post and rail fence that Dave and his team erect for landowners, we are now getting more requests for security fencing… sadly a sign of the times. In February we erected high prison grade 3m security fencing for Wess …
450m post and rail with double-sided electric at Manton Grange
This time we recently completed a 450m post and rail with double-sided electric on top of the post and rail to stop horses arguing with each other over the fence and damaging themselves or the fence. This allows for an increased number of horses at Ma …
Scrub Clearance on Salisbury Plain
Monday and storm Imogen’s wind and rain kept us away from crop spraying and tree dismantling. So a little light relief was found with scrub clearance on Salisbury Plain to keep Steve, Dan, Scott, Rich and Matt happy. For details of all our vegetation m …
Removal of Redwood at Iford Manor
Many of you will know Iford Manor, between Bradford-on-Avon and Freshford. We had to remove a Redwood which had grown to about 100′ which was now too close to the Manor and unsafe to leave where it was. We, therefore, had to remove it in small pieces …
Mulching in Great Cheverell and Corby
Here’s a couple of youtube snippets for you to see of our team mulching Firstly Tristan tackling 4m high blackthorn re-growth And secondly, our project before Christmas in December 2015 when we undertook an 80ha mulching contract in Corby, North …
EssentialArb article
Did you see our article in essentialARB? It was in the Autumn edition, on pages 38-39 and is a snapshot of what we do. “If there’s ever a job advert for someone to look after a war zone, then William Warden has to be the man for the job. Who else has …
Team News and First Aid Training
Under our Approved Contractor status with both the Arboricultural Association and the Contractors Health & Safety Scheme (CHAS), our ongoing training never stops. Well done to Steve for passing his trailer test; he is now allowed to tow a trailer …
4000m Post and Rail Fencing for the MoD in Heytesbury, near Warminster
We erected 4000m post and rail fencing to protect many individual protected trees with a TPO (Tree Preservation Order), including some wonderful old Limes and Beech trees in September. This took us about 5 weeks but was a very satisfying job to have c …
Willow pollarding Patney, near Devizes
Pollarding is a method of pruning that keeps trees and shrubs smaller than they would naturally grow. The image shows Tom putting the finishing touches to a large willow Pollard on an SSSI clearance project. Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) …
Tree clearance Patney, near Devizes
The picture shows the final stretch of tree clearance over a tributary to the River Avon undertaken in October. Our task was to clear about a one mile stretch of the trees that were obstructing the waterway. It was wet underfoot and wetter outside, b …
Domestic close board fencing Devizes
Close Board Fencing is renowned for its strength and versatility, without sacrificing its appearance. Also referred to as Featheredge or Featherboard, it is formed by vertical feather edge boards that each partially overlaps and fix to the rear horizo …
Spraying and cultivating between solar panels and new hedging
We sprayed and cultivated amongst the panels on an 80ac Solar Farm, near Westbury, Wiltshire We planted a native mix of thorn, hazel, dog rose, holly, hawthorn and blackthorn hedging. When this is complete, we’re then sowing wildflower seed and then …