Gardeners' Question Time comes to Nicholsons! We were delighted last Monday to welcome Pippa Greenwood to Nicholsons. She was recording for the intro to the GQT that will be broadcast from Kidlington see the link below. Without wanting to give too much away hedges in all their shapes and forms proved to be a good topic of conversation. Liz Nicholson, Director, and Merlin Brooke-Little, Nursery Manager, pictured, waxed lyrical for about an hour and will likely be edited down to 6 mins! (Come to the nursery for the live uncut version!) Pippa Greenwood and her producer / editor Howard were a delight to entertain and it was fascinating to see a professional broadcaster in action. Tune in if you can this coming Friday 19th October at 3pm or repeated on Sunday at 2pm.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qp2f/episodes/guide

The Big Green Arb Machine.

The Arboriculture team have recently taken on a new Land Rover, especially designed for winching operations, heavy duty haulage and off-road work.

A Batty Blog

We recently undertook a bat survey of a heavily diseased Beech tree prior to it being dismantled by our arborists.  Located in an area of parkland, the tree had a lot of cavities, deadwood and cracks where bats like to roost.

All bats and their roosts are protected by law, whether the roosts are occupied or not. It is therefore accepted that as a minimum standard, a visual inspection of trees is carried out on trees with bat potential before any work is undertaken.

A detailed aerial inspection of trees by non-climbing bat workers is often perceived to be impractical and too costly. However, Nicholsons arboriculturists have the skills to access trees efficiently and have undergone specialist training with Bat Conservation Trust to undertake these surveys, and ensure any work is carried out within the law.

 
Useful contacts:

Bat Conservation Trust – 0845 1300 228
Natural England: 0845 600 3078 www.naturalengland.org.uk