Tag: Wiltshire

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

Tiny Forest Scheme across Wiltshire

Posted on by Debbie Newman

A small plot fenced in Swindon today by Tristan and Tad as part of the Tiny Forest scheme across Wiltshire.

“A Tiny Forest consists of 600 native trees such as Oak, Lime, Elm, Hawthorn and Hazel which will be densely planted in a tennis court-sized plot of land. A Tiny Forest provides accessible green space and facilitates an outdoor classroom for communities to reconnect with nature”.

Tiny Forest Scheme across WiltshireTiny Forest Scheme across Wiltshire

Mulching Dartmoor and Bovey Tracey in Devon

Posted on by Debbie Newman

Tristan has been busy mulching with the Seppi flail and reverse-drive Valtra…

Firstly a 6 ha site near Dinton around juniper bushes and then off to Dartmoor for more of the same the following day.  The poor quality of video is due to the bullet proof window !!

Tristan then went on to Bovey Tracey in Devon – just east of Dartmoor for a site clearance before this became a tip.