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Grassland management services +
Grassland management services -
Unless stated contractors listed operate across the whole of Herefordshire. They are used by our members but this does not imply endorsement by Herefordshire Meadows. Please ask if you want a reference.
Peter Tierney
Green Hay Strewing advice and contractor with pedestrian and tractor machinery
Email: peter@farmland-conservation.co.uk
TEL: 01873 860376
Matt Cobb
Environmental work including grassland, tree and scrub management using pedestrian equipment including BCS Bank Commander with flail mower, buck rake, scythe cutter, wheel barrow, hay rake and mini baler. Additionally, also a Forest ST6P 6 inch petrol wood chipper. Based in Kingstone but widely available including Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Email: matthewcobb@btinternet.com
TEL: 01981 251903/ 07936 396436
Environmental Landcare – James Davies
Contracting service based in Clearwell, Gloucestershire including scrub management, pollarding, coppicing, hedge planting woodland and grassland management (excluding haymaking).
Email: james@environmental-landcare.co.uk
Web: environmental-landcare.co.uk
TEL: 07920 054844
Ecohab
Haydn and Liz Brookes have an Amazone Profihopper cut and collect flail machine available as contract service at working distance from GL2 postcode. Liz grows native provenance plant plugs and provides seed for restoration projects from her nursery on Herefordshire / Glos. border. Also see seed source section of this website
Email: liz@ecohabwildflowers.co.uk
TEL: Haydn 07979 966696
PA Environmental and Gardening Services
Meadow topping, harrowing, green hay strewing, tree surgery, woodland management, hedge laying, small fencing jobs, ponds and ecological surveys.
Email: andrewhurcomb@aol.com
TEL: 07922 668694
Andrew Bower – Herefordshire Meadows Group member
Opico grass harrow, chain harrow, flail topper, tractor and driver for occasional hire in parishes bordering Hentland and Hoarwithy.
TEL: 01432 840400
Ken Lloyd
Hay making in Clifford area.
TEL: 07812155247
P. J. O’Boyle
Mowing, tedding, fencing, pond work and scrapes. Will carry out baling if coincides with baling of own land into large square bales. Available in Colwall, Malvern and Mathon.
TEL: 01684540275
Geoff and Jack Jay
Agricultural contractors – harrowing, sward lifting, slot seeding, cultivation and drilling, hedge cutting, muck spreading, combining and hay making including small bales.
TEL: 01544 318365 / 07919137020 (Geoff) 01544 318315 / 07833555008 (Jack)
Raymond Pritchard
Mowing and preparation for hay making. Also available for topping, flailing, chain harrowing, hedge trimming. Tree work and fencing also undertaken. Can arrange for small or large baler as requested. Based in Longtown and will consider any viable distance.
TEL: 07814462204
Jack Jones
Hay making of small bales. Also fencing, hedging and groundworks. Able to sell small bale hay and straw so can take bales if not needed by owner. Available Leysters and surrounding 30 miles radius.
TEL: 07890461228
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust – Esther Clarke
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Hire Scheme. Available for hire when not in use by trust staff. Bracken roller and brush seed harvester for hire to experienced operators and may be available for local restoration projects by special contract arrangement.
Email: e.clarke@herefordshirewt.co.uk
TEL: 01432 356872
Matthew O’Toole
Small bale hay making, harrowing (4m set of chain harrows), sward slitter (aerator), wood chipping and tree surgery.
Email: motagri34@gmail.com
TEL: 07590421705
Jon Nightingale
Wild flower meadow/grassland contractor, using low ground pressure machinery, covering Herefordshire and surrounding areas. Harrowing, over-seeding, flail mowing and aerating.
Email: nightingalejono@hotmail.co.uk
TEL: 07912 495447
Dave Smith
Tree surgery, hedge planting and laying advice.
Email: davetreesmith@aol.com
TEL: 01432 266937 / 07905 849842
Guy Tustin
Fencing contractor and traditional hedgerow management.
Email: guytustin@btinternet.com
TEL: 07710447663
Border Contracts Fencing Ltd
All types of fencing and gates including agricultural, security and bespoke.
Email: sales@bordercontracts.co.uk
TEL: 01981 500172
Ed Dickson
Agricultural fencing based in Llanveynoe covering the Black Mountains and Golden Valley area.
TEL: 01873 860254 / 07967409856
Terry Griffiths
Contractor based in Llangarron covering nearby parishes in South Herefordshire with small square and round baler and large round baler for smaller meadows and paddocks.
TEL: 01989 770385
McConnel Limited
Offer a range of remote controlled machinery designed to carry out works in challenging terrain, hazardous areas, and restricted-access zones. Watch the Robocut RC75 in action here.
TEL: 01584 813417
High House Equestrian Limited
Contractor based in Clifford. Specialise in low disturbance re-seeding and grassland care.
TEL: 07427 607213
Native and local provenance seed, green hay, plugs and plants +
Native and local provenance seed, green hay, plugs and plants -
Forestart
Suppliers of wildflower and meadow seed mixtures, tree and shrub seeds from Shropshire based firm.
Email: www.forestart.co.uk
TEL: 01939 210638
Ecohab
Liz Brookes grows local provenance wildflower plug plants and can supply meadow seed mixtures of know prevenance, based on the Gloucester and Herefordshire border. A local grass cut and collect contracting service using an Amazone Profihopper may be available on request.
Email: ecohabwildflowers.co.uk
TEL: 07875 221409
Hereford Hay Exchange
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England and Herefordshire Meadows are working in collaboration to put species rich meadow owners in touch with those needing a seed source for meadow creation and restoration projects. If you have hay to donate or sell or if you’re looking for local source of hay or seed please contact Andrew NIxon or Caroline Hanks and complete a simple form to join the confidential database we are building up.
Email: a.nixon@herefordshirewt.co.uk
TEL: 01432 356872
British Orchids
Suppliers of native orchid plants and advice on how to grow orchids in your meadow.
Contact Suzanne Noble
Website: www.britishorchids.co.uk
TEL: 07585150845 / 01531 671004
Emorsgate
Suppliers of native provenance wildflower and meadow seed mixtures and packs of seed of individual plant species.
Website: www.wildseed.co.uk
TEL: 01553 829028
Plantwild
Formerly operating in Herefordshire this company is now based in Cambs supplying native plants and plugs.
Website www.plantwild.co.uk
TEL: 07730302826
Habitat aid
Website www.habitataid.co.uk
Flora locale resources are now in the CIEEM Resource Hub
Directory of suppliers of native provenance wildflower and meadow seed mixtures, trees, shrubs etc .
We are putting together a more extensive list of contractors for grassland and other habitat management. Please Contact Us if you have any suggestions or requests. Complete our Meadows Machinery survey to tell us about or to be put in touch with people in your part of Herefordshire who have similar machinery needs and might collaborate to share / purchase / block book contractors etc.
Machinery to hire +
Machinery to hire -
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Hire Scheme
Available for hire when not in use by Trust staff. Hirers require own transport, including a trailer. Will need to evidence a track record of machinery operation & be prepared to sign a formal hire agreement where hirer takes on responsibility for any damage or breakages during use.
Bracken roller and brush seed harvester for hire to experienced operators and may be available for local restoration projects by special contract arrangement.
Email: e.clarke@herefordshirewt.co.uk
TEL: 01432 356872