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 …
Post driving at Rockley near Marlborough
It was a busy time for our Fencing Division on downland in Rockley, near Marlborough, post driving to erect 2000m stock fencing. A bit hairy at times but a good job was done; this now brings the total for the year so far to over 30,000m Check out o …
Dismantling acacia trees in Devizes
Dismantling acacia trees in Devizes was our task for today. We dismantled two decaying 24m high Acacia trees in the London Road, Devizes… There was a lot of rot in the trees and they had become unsafe. See our Tree Surgery web page here
Equestrian post and rail
We erected 1000 metres of post and rail with gates and electric for the international 3-day eventer, David Doel, International Event Rider, of Reybridge Eventing at Lacock. This will give increased turn-out for extra horses, and the fence has an elect …
60m hedge reduction Worton, Devizes
The pictures show us half-way through a large reduction on a 60m hedge which had grown to 65′ in Worton Village, Devizes. Following the unusually high winds in May, several branches had broken off and there was a further risk of more damage, so permis …
Watercourse Repairs – before and after
We were awarded the contract to clear trees and undergrowth from in and around a lake in Worton, near Devizes. We also uncovered a spot of erosion which has now been reinstated so water goes over rather than around the weir. The work will require a pro …
Keepsafe Equestrian Fencing near Marlborough
Initially, an American form of fencing, which is now proving very popular here in the UK, Keepsafe Equestrian Fencing is a specially designed wire fence for the equine fencing market. With a durable and protective diamond weave featuring heavy, twiste …
80m boundary post and rail, Shaftesbury
80m boundary post and rail in Shaftesbury, with a stock net and rustic round posts with half round rails.