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Reduction of Oak Trees in Ludwell, near Shaftesbury – 2 very tired climbers this week!
We reduced five large 25m oaks overhanging public space on a main WCC highway. One of the limbs had fallen so urgent reduction needed.
Ludwell comes within Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs area of outstanding beauty.
For details of all our tree surgery work please see our page here.
Matt and Geoff reduced an ash tree across 3 gardens in Champmanslade, Westbury this month. The large multi-stem ash had become too large for its position and was presenting a problem to the nearby houses, so a reduction of 25% of the crown was carried out to reduce the wind sail effect when in leaf and give the gardens some extra light.
We had to dismantle a dead ash tree in Rockley, near Marlborough; unfortunately no longer safe as near an access road.
Rich, Matt and Geoff have been busy pollarding a hornbeam in Burbage, in the Vale of Pewsey.
Pollarding is a pruning system in which the upper branches of a tree are removed, promoting a dense head of foliage and branches. It has been common in Europe since medieval times and is practised today in urban areas worldwide, primarily to maintain trees at a predetermined height.
Our new piece of kit has arrived complete with whistles and bells!
It’s the Protech Evo 2 4×4 towable, ‘self-propelled’ post driver/tracked knocker, 300g hammer, with winch, 2 Rock spikes blade, rock drill, telemast, big weight and self- levelling system, 400mm wide tracks slew and extending tracks.
So, perfect for steep terrain and wet ground and will make light work of any difficult ground.
This is Protech’s You Tube video.
And the Protech helped make much easier work here, for example, erecting a 300m post and rail fence around a new house in Beckhampton on recently spread topsoil. Two weeks in and you’ll notice it’s not quite as shiny as when delivered!
Pictures tell a thousand words – showing Matt undertaking a sectional dismantle in Marlborough of a large pine over a stable block in January. The tree had become unstable and at some point would need to be removed due to its position overhanging stables and within a garden. Not one to shelter under on a windy day! Now all recycled for biomass and drying for future use.
This sequence of images shows a sectional dismantle of a Pine Tree at Manton Grange, Marlborough in January 2017.
See details of all our tree work capabilities on our website page here.
And you might find our tree work definitions of interest…
Thinking ahead to the autumn, now’s a good time to consider if you need your pheasant pens constructing or extending. Take a look and let us know if you need any work undertaken. The images here were taken last year for a large Wiltshire-based shoot.
Even our yard has had a refresh…
A few days and a few hundred tons of stone, and the yard is looking much better. No more paddling around in the mud this winter!
We installed 90 metres of creosoted post and rail and 2 new gates in Potterne which is just south of Devizes.
This was to keep the general public out and animals safely apart.
To see all our fencing information on our web page please click here
Dave and his team erected 2000m of stock netting on the edge of Salisbury Plain earlier in Novemberso as to stop people walking into the dangerous area of the Plain.
The job needed our post drivers and a good eye by Alex and Mike who did a great job… bullet straight!
Please see details of the different types of fencing carried out by Conservation Contractors here
