Tristan and Toby getting there with the Solar Farm project

Posted on 2 April 20252 April 2025 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

Wick Farm Solar Project near Melksham

Posted on 21 February 202521 February 2025 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.