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Tag: Scrub Clearance
The ROBOFLAIL at work again
The ROBOFLAIL is at work again…
Ben was in Bristol last week trying to avoid general garden rubbish under the brambles whilst clearing a site for Wring Group Ltd.
Mulching Scrub for the National Trust on Cley Hill, Warminster Oct 2022
Ben has been helping us with his roboflail on Cley Hill this week mulching scrub for the National Trust. It’s a lot steeper than it looks!
We were helping to reduce the areas of scrub and bramble that were starting to get established on the steep areas and smother out the grassland. We spent 2 days mulching agreed areas to let the grass re-establish itself.
Mulching rhododendron in Savernake Forest
Last mulching job for a while clearing 3 ha of Rhododendron in Savernake Forest – with the aid of the digger !
Savernake Forest stands on a chalk plateau between Marlborough and Great Bedwyn with an area of approx 4,500 acres
Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp (contd)
Further pictures of the fence clearing project and clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp. A new stock fence is to be erected to allow grazing of cattle on Monkton Down SSSI, to control scrub and aid chalk grassland. The old fence has been removed for recycling.
With Mark mulching some larger thorn bushes
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Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp
Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp for a new stock fence to be erected to allow grazing of cattle on Monkton Down SSSI, to control scrub and aid chalk grassland.
Mulching at Siston for Forestry Commission
Last spot of mulching for a while opening up timber harvesting access at Siston near Bristol for the Forestry Commission.
For more information about Conservation Contractors’ vegetation management services, please see here.
40 ha of scrub clearance underway for chalk grassland near Imber on Salisbury Plain
We’re using our Dymax tree shear to cut hawthorn and blackthorn.
And, once it’s cut, you have to get it collected up and burnt – so we’re making progress…
As you can see, there was plenty to burn.
Fencing in Savernake Forest
Before you put the fence up you have to clear the path;
More in Savernnake this week with Alex Draper acting as pathfinder!
Making quick work of demolishing brambles in Tidworth
Making quick work of demolishing brambles at Tidworth Garrison to allow a surveyor to mark out the sightlines for a new car park.
We are returning soon to remove some of the trees.