The water courses running through a water meadow had silted up and the meadow had deteriorated. The water voles migrated away and the owner called us in to restore the meadow.We carried out a site survey to check for endangered species and then set to work restoring the water flows. Read more…
In this situation both the fence and the hedge were beyond salvage. We were asked to carefully remove the hedge and replace it with native species including blackthorn. We removed the hedge fencing, taking care not to leave any metal such as nails in the ground. We replaced the fence Read more…
Sometimes nature starts to take over after some time. This was the case for a client where the paths had degraded and a wooden boardwalk over a wet area was dangerously rotting. We quoted for the task and set to work. The paths were cleared and new base and top Read more…
We built the foundations and base walls for a new set of stable blocks which were then constructed from offsite constructed sections. Fast, effective and value for money. We completed the project with external fencing and a solid yard surface.
Replacing a set of outbuildings with new ones is no problem. The old buildings were carefully disassembled, removed and new foundations dug and concrete poured before the stub walls were built ready to take the new buildings.
When our client required a new sandschool, we swung into action. The steel building was pre-installed, and our focus shifted to creating a robust foundation for the sandschool. This involved the meticulous layering of material and a membrane, followed by the addition of waxed sand as a refined surface dressing. Read more…
The challenge: turn a waterlogged menage which was of the wrong proportions and was enclosed by broken fencing into a showcase.The outcome: a new menage which was delivered on time and to budget with extensive groundworks, drainage, new subsurface, new top surface and new fencing with gates.
A hardstanding area was not draining away properly so we opened up a channel into the subsoil and sunk in soakaway cages covered with membrane. Once connected to the surface drain channels the area drained away perfectly every time.
We were contracted to construct a full size menage for a racing yard. The work started with the design and then the full scope including excavation, building the base, drainage, membranes, laying sand and of course all the fences and retaining walls.
As well as competing for grazing, rabbits also pose a great risk to both horses and their riders by digging burrows. A rabbit hole in the wrong place can cause a horse to trip and fall or break its leg meaning an end to its career or worse. For farmers, Read more…