Tristan and Toby getting there with the Solar Farm project

Posted on by Debbie Newman

Some dry weather has made all the difference for everyone, and we are now nearing completion.   A Job well done by everyone

Timber by Batsford, Warminster, Wiltshire                       https://www.batsfordtimber.co.uk/index.php?route=common/home

Wire and gates by Tornado Wire, Bidford-on-Avon         https://www.tornadowire.com/

Tracks by E D & W Bodman, Melksham, Wiltshire           https://www.edwbodman.co.uk/

In our earlier posts, we touched on the timber and wiring aspects of the project.   As groundworks contractors, Bodmans have to strip the topsoil, lay a membrane and then supply and level a layer of clean stone. This is then topped off with a final smaller stone and compacted, leaving a camber to avoid any water settling on the surface.

28 March 2025

Tristan and Toby getting there with the solar farm project

Fencing to protect several thousand metres of new hedge planting in Wiltshire

Posted on by Debbie Newman

This is a continuation of the tree planting program we featured earlier in the year, with all the tree tubes set out by GPS.

Now, we have just completed fencing to protect several thousand metres of new hedge planting as part of a species recovery project.

We used traditional native hedging planted to create new hedges and infill older hedges where gaps were present

Conservation Contractors BNG department putting something back!

fencing to protect several thousand metres of new hedge planting in Wiltshire

Stock Fencing near Salisbury

Posted on by Debbie Newman
This picture doesn’t do the terrain justice –  it is a lot steeper than it looks.   Alex, Matt and Brian have been erecting some stock fencing on the edge of Salisbury Plain now the ground has dried out we can tackle the steeper fence runs!
Protech Evo 3  Post Driver makes the task effortless.
Timber supplied by Batsford Timber Ltd
Netting by Tornado Wire Ltd
Stock fencing erection March 2025 near Salisbury

Wick Farm Solar Project near Melksham

Posted on by Debbie Newman

Work started in mid-December 2024 to erect 13,000m of fencing around the farm site.  So far, we’re up to about 10,000m.

We are using our Evo 3 post driver/creosote timber posts with Solonet deer wire unrolled /tensioner with Tornado 450m rolls of deer netting.  The timber we are using is supplied and treated in the UK and we are using UK-manufactured wire netting.

These 450m rolls have been specially ordered for this project instead of the standard 100m, to reduce the amount of joining.  

The site consists of 16 separate compartments of solar panels. We have installed gates along with the fences and ED & W Bodman have installed all tracks.

It was nice to see the sun one-day last week!

Here Tristan and Toby are flying along with the fencing.

Solar Farm Project fencing