harvesting in progress

We are currently involved with a harvesting operation on an Estate in Northamptonshire. The picture shows the machine felling approximately 200 tonnes of pine timber per day, about 200 trees. Following ground preparation with a mulcher, replanting will take place using about 5 trees for every tree felled.

From former farmyard to garden

The Nicholsons forestry team have been helping one of our clients create a garden out of what had once been an unloved farmyard surrounding their new home. A new house has been built on the site in South Oxfordshire, but the grounds around were still rather open and were surrounded by a mixture of overgrown native hedging and fast-growing, but rather thin willow hedge.

After rabbit fencing the entire garden and cutting back the existing native hedge, we have replaced the willow hedge with some 1-1.5m high container-grown native hedging, together with 30 specimen hedgerow trees. We also planted a number of speciment trees in various location around the garden to give the garden more structure and shelter.

Parkland Planting

We were busy in the run up to Christmas helping one of our clients in South Oxfordshire with some large tree planting. The purpose was to introduce new and strenghten existing clumps of trees, within a parkland and orchard setting.

Some 22 trees, including 3 very large Pine (shown), were planted, and are on display for the enjoyment of local walkers, guests, and the passing traffic.