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Environmental Clearance – Review /in /by

Our team of experienced operatives and fleet of specialist machine has been busy throughout the year with environmental contracting works in large infrastructure projects, forestry and woodland translocation…

2020 Review

  • 3000+ machine hours worked translocating over 10,000m3 ancient woodlands
  • 2500+ machine hours on new ecologically sensitive Prinoth 13t tracked dumpers
  • 12000+ hours with tree shears & mulchers
  • 100,000+ man hours worked with No RIDDORs
  • £1 Million+ invested in new equipment
  • 4,000+ hours completed on canal side ecological mitigation works incl. 24/7 water rescue teams
  • 20,000 m3 + hardwood chip re purposed into premium biomass wood chip
  • 5,000+ tonnes timber produced for the sawmill and firewood market
  • Multiple sites inspected and controlled for Oak Processionary Moth (OPM)
  • 3 ecology mitigation ponds created
  • Creation of more than 150 Deadwood habitats
  • 400% increase in Midlands area business, 2 year after PBL acquisition of Midland Tree Surgeons

Machinery Fleet

We pride ourselves on having the right tool for the job, and have made some new purchases:

New machines

  • Axsel AX10045 Chipper with 1m infeed
  • Fendt 942 Tractor
  • Dymax HPX Tree Shear – first with 16” x 180° hydraulic rotator
  • Sampo Forwarder
  • CAT High FlowEexcavator
  • Rotating Dumper 13t

Project Works

We have undertaken our usual range of diverse projects, each of which requires a bespoke approach. Our rigorous methods ensure that we meet all the latest compliance standards.

We have the right machinery, skills, experiences and capabilities to manage your Tree & Vegetation Clearance, whether its mechanised tree clearance, whole tree chipping, forestry mulching, woodland translocation, tree surgery, etc., all work is carried out with the most stringent compliance measures.

Email treeclearance@pracbrown.co.uk for more details.

Hedges successfully transplanted
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Woodland Translocation /in , /by

Woodland, Hedgerow and Tree Translocation

Practicality Brown has extensive experience of large scale woodland and hedgerow translocation and tree transplanting.

Woodland translocation: Hedges reduced for transplanting

Hedges reduced for transplanting

Woodland translocation: Low ground pressure machinery to transport woodland components

Low ground pressure machinery working in woodland

Woodland translocation: Optimal Tree Spade moving individual trees

Optimal Tree Spade moving individual trees

Woodland Translocation

Woodland translocation is carried out according to age and likelihood of re-establishment. The most common method involves coppicing of larger trees followed by stump translocation then woodland soil incorporating all mycorrhizal and seed/bulb bank. Care is taken to minimize ground impact, relocate soil horizons and habitat features. Occasionally smaller flora is individually containerized and transplanted according to best horticultural practice.

Hedgerow Translocation

Hedgerow Translocation is carried out according to age and species of hedge and the method best suited to acceptable level of re-establishment on the receptor site. Typically the hedgerow is coppiced, followed by transplanting using either a tree spade machine or by adapted excavator attachments. Successful translocation depends on good aftercare.

 Tree Transplanting

Individual tree moving involves complete tree and root ball translocation using a purpose built vehicle-mounted tree spade. Trees are moved individually from receptor to donor locations one at a time from receptor to donor locations.

Practicality Brown Experience

Practicality Brown is experienced in both woodland assessments, surveying for translocation and carrying out the works.  Any translocation work requires planning, management, operational expertise and aftercare; we have the experience and capabilities, having transplanted over 500,000 root ball stock over three decades.

Woodland Translocation Experience includes Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1), where extensive areas of coppice woodland were transplanted and road building projects such as A46 Widmerpool to Newark completed in 2012 where over 3km of hedge and 3ha was successfully translocated.

“Translocation uses skills from across the company; our tree nursery staff have the horticultural knowledge, whilst our tree clearance division provides the management and innovation required to make it happen”

Alastair Beddall, Managing Director, Practicality Brown

 

For more details, please contact Alastair Beddall or Phil Miller on 01753 652022