Current Mixed Landscape Projects

Cabot House, Bristol

We have been awarded this contract in Bristol City Centre by Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. The building is located in a densely built up area of Bristol which makes access for all plant and material very difficult. The works involve the topsoiling and planting of two large concrete planters which are located within the centre of the new building and the topsoiling and planting of external areas within the new car park. We will also be supplying and placing urban tree soil within three parking areas on the perimeter of the building. A low timber fence is to be installed along the edge of the car park and upon completion the site will be maintained for 12 months.

Coldra Roundabout, Newport - Gateway Scheme

We have been awarded the contract by Newport City Council to undertake landscape and lighting works to the Coldra roundabout at junction 24 off the M4. The works are being undertaken ahead of the Ryder Cup which is being held at the neighbouring Celtic Manor Resort in October 2010. As the main interchange to the Celtic Manor from Southern England and West Wales the roundabout will be seen by many thousands of spectators during the four day event.

The LED lighting is being installed under the motorway flyover and will provide ambient light to the bridge pillars. The roundabout is being planted with a selection of semi-mature and standard trees which in many cases are being over ground guyed. We are also planting pre-formed mounds with native transplants and shrubs. The native areas will be mulched on completion. The remainder of the roundabout is being seeded with a combination of wildflower and amenity grass seed.

To install the lighting cables across the carriageways on the roundabout and to allow a safe working area to prepare and seed upto the road kerbs, complex traffic management is being used which we are having to co-ordinate with the South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) given the volume of other works that are being undertaken on the M4.

The site is to be maintained for three years and will involve the mowing of all grass areas and the maintenance of the planted areas. During the week of the Ryder cup we will also be undertaking daily site visits visits to collect litter and to ensure the site is looking as neat as possible.

Groesfaen Community Garden

The works involve vegetation clearance and the removal of fly tipping and old street furniture from an area of public open space. Existing concrete steps and kerbs are to be removed along with an existing dilapidated boundary stockproof fence. A circular, mortared stone Clawdd wall infilled with soil is to be built along with a timber sleeper retaining wall. New timber steps and timber edged paths are to be formed which are to be surfaced with a combination of coloured Natratex macadam and compacted Breedon gravel. Bespoke green oak benches are to be supplied and installed and a selection of specimen trees and hedgerows are to be planted and disturbed areas re-seeded.

Markham Colliery Entrance - Landscape Works

The works involve the enhancement of the existing entrance into the reclaimed Markham colliery site. Works include vegetation clearance, the demolition of an existing concrete structure and the taking down and removal of fences and gates. A circular feature constructed from 175m3 of reinforced concrete is to be cast which will be faced with pennant walling and over 200 metres of freestanding stone walls are to be constructed. Large blockstone boulders are to be used to form retaining walls. Conservation kerbs are to be installed and existing macadam is to be planed. New macadam surfacing is to be laid along with stone dust surfacing and granite sett paving. Timber seats are to be installed and trees and shrubs planted.

Rhyd-Y-Blew Lapwing Mitigation Strategy

This contract for the Welsh Assembly Government is currently being undertaken at Bryn Bach Park, Tredegar. It involves the creation of a series of shallow clay lined scrapes, earth bunding, tree/scrub clearance and the creation of nesting beds using imported stone for lapwings. Lapwings are a familiar farmland bird but they have suffered significant declines in the last 25 years and they are an 'Amber List' species because of the importance of their UK wintering population. This is an interesting and diverse environmental project where a sympathetic eye to habitat creation is essential.