Author: Debbie Newman
Christmas works meal
We were excellently fed and watered at The Well at Bulkington for our Christmas get-together.
Thanks to everyone for their hard work over the past 12 months.
Mark pollarding willow trees along a watercourse
Here, Mark is pollarding willow trees along a watercourse, all made safe and easy with the Vosch grapple saw.
Pollarding is the process of cutting all limbs of the tree back to the main stem to reduce the weight and likelihood of the main stem splitting and failing. This can only be done on certain species of tree that will regenerate afterwards.
Check out all our tree services here and tree survey work here
And below is the link for more info on the Vosch if you’d like it.
Solonet deer wire unrolled
Solonet deer wire unrolled / tensioner with Tornado 450 m rolls of deer netting
Making life a little easier
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13,000m of solar park fencing on creosote timber posts
11th December: The start of 13,000m of solar park fencing on creosote timber posts. Let’s hope for some dry weather
18th December: Another few metres off the list on The solar farm project – a bit wet in places!
Clearing bramble with the Robo Flail in Somerset
Tad back out with the Robo flail in Somerset at the end November clearing bramble on some banks.
Clearing bramble and dense scrub on the Mendips – November 2024
A before and after of the Robo flail doing a great job clearing bramble and dense scrub on the Mendips
Robo fail clearing – before and after
This project is part of a programme to control Hemlock, which will be treated next spring to prevent re-growth.
From The Wildlife Trusts website: “A poisonous plant, hemlock has a repellent smell when its leaves are crushed, helping to ensure that accidental poisonings don’t occur very often – even livestock studiously avoid it. This biennial plant prefers damp places and can grow in huge colonies on waste ground, riverbanks and ditches, but can also be seen along roadside verges. It produces umbels (umbrella-like clusters) of white flowers in June and July”.
Fencing project in Wilsford
Part of a barbed wire fencing project at Wilsford, SW of Pewsey, the final task was to build a handling area for Sam & Guy Jenkins.
We replaced appox 1500m of old fence with new posts and barbed wire.
Another top job by Alex Draper and Toby Carolan
07 October
The Unlikely Cyclists’ cot donation
As part of the Unlikely Cyclists charity bike ride last summer for The Stars Appeal we donated 5 specialist cots for the labour and post-natal wards at Salisbury District Hospital which finally arrived last week
Stars Appeal – Salisbury District Hospital’s Charity · replied: “We are so grateful for your incredible support! Thank you once again. These cots are already making a huge difference to mothers and babies here at Salisbury District Hospital”
Here’s a link to the cheque presentation post in August 2023.
