Brooke Estate Management Ltd - Areas of Operataion
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Allastone. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Allastone and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email allastone@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Access Platform Hire
With our tracked access platforms we can reach a working height of 17 metres or 55 feet with two operators in the basket. Our equipment is light weight and can access narrow pathways and will even drive through a normal domestic doorway as it measures only 32 inches or 80 cm wide.
The platforms are available for hire with an experienced operator. Ideal for one day hires to undertake inspection or quick repairs where scaffolding would be cost-prohibitive.
Contact us for more details or to arrange a site survey and quote by using the phone number shown above, or click in the header of any page to email us about your access hire needs.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Avon. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Avon and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email avon@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Sectional tree felling in progress using our MEWP for access
Tree felling alongside power lines we were working with Western Power Distribution to ensure that the job was completed safely and efficiently.You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Aylburton. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Aylburton and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email aylburton@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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July: A time for peak growth in invasive weeds
July is the peak growing season for many plants, not least of which are the various invasive weeds that thrive here. Our government takes a fairly strong stand on the matter of invasive weeds. Their website spells it out for us like this:
"Invasive non-native plants are species which have been brought into the UK that have the ability to spread causing damage to the environment, the economy, our health and the way we live. Injurious weeds are native species, which have been deemed to cause a problem to farming productivity."
The government site then goes on to say: "If you have invasive plants or injurious weeds on your premises you have a responsibility to prevent them spreading into the wild or causing a nuisance.
You must not plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild any plant listed on schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
You are not obliged to remove or treat invasive plants, but you must not:
- allow invasive plants to spread onto adjacent land - the owner of that land could take legal action against you
- plant or encourage the spread of invasive plants outside of your property - this can include moving contaminated soil from one place to another or incorrectly handling"
There are hundreds of species of invasive weeds present in the UK, some of the most common and problematic include:
- Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)
- Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
- Himalayan Balsam (Imaptiens glandulifera)
At Brooke Estate Management, we use the Stem Injection Technique, which is the most efficient way of killing off these invasive weeds. Eradication can take just one growing season if they are caught at the right time, whereas other methods often need to be repeated for several years to remove the problem plants entirely. For sound advice and a fast, competitive quotation for dealing with your invasive weed problem, simply call us on the number shown (it's free), or click in the header of any page to email us.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Berryhill. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Berryhill and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email berryhill@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Sectional tree felling in progress using our MEWP for access
Tree felling alongside power lines we were working with Western Power Distribution to ensure that the job was completed safely and efficiently.You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Blaize-Bailey. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Blaize-Bailey and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email blaize-bailey@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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The nesting bird season in Britain is nearly over. Now's the time to think about your trees.
During the nesting season, all birds living in a tree are protected. No work can be carried out that would disturb the avian population. Luckily, evidence of birds is easy to spot, so not much special training is needed to assess the risk. However, if in doubt it is always safer to ask a qualified arborist to make sure you stay on the right side of the conservation laws.
Bats are protected during roost and hibernation. Signs of bats are a bit less obvious than birds, so if there is any suspicion of a roost in your tree, please check with us before taking any action.
Brooke Sstated Management follows the best practice guidelines as adopted by many local authorities:
Timing of works
- To reduce the chance of disturbing a bat roost, it is important to avoid the summer (breeding season) and winter (hibernation) months.
- Works to trees with potential for bats is best done from late August to early
- October when young bats are mobile and on the wing, female bats are
- unlikely to be pregnant and the hibernation season has not yet begun.
- March to April is also a suitable time, though consideration should also be
- given for nesting birds as these are also protected by law.
- Crown pruning and minor tree works can also be completed over the winter
- months. The removal of potential roost sites during this time should be
- avoided, as some bat species hibernate in trees.
- Keep tree work to a minimum retaining all potential roosts where possible.
- A precautionary inspection of the tree(s) by the tree work contractor looking for signs of bats should be carried out before starting work. This should include an inspection of all holes and niches using a torch and preferably an endoscope. If bats or signs of bats are found, no work should start and English Nature should be contacted for further advice.
- Where possible, avoid cross cutting in proximity to cavities or hollows.
- Limbs with internal fissures should be pruned carefully to maintain integrity of features as potential roost sites.
- Any sections felled containing cavities should be lowered carefully and left on the ground (preferably for 24 hours) with the openings clear, allowing anything inside an opportunity to escape.
- Split limbs that are under tension may need to be wedged open to prevent their closure when pressure is released, potentially trapping bats
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Blakeney. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Blakeney and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email blakeney@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Access Platform Hire
With our tracked access platforms we can reach a working height of 17 metres or 55 feet with two operators in the basket. Our equipment is light weight and can access narrow pathways and will even drive through a normal domestic doorway as it measures only 32 inches or 80 cm wide.
The platforms are available for hire with an experienced operator. Ideal for one day hires to undertake inspection or quick repairs where scaffolding would be cost-prohibitive.
Contact us for more details or to arrange a site survey and quote by using the phone number shown above, or click in the header of any page to email us about your access hire needs.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Bradley Hill. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Bradley Hill and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email bradleyhill@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Traffic management is a vital requirement to ensure the health & safety of workers and public when working close to a road
Our staff are 'streetworks' accredited operatives, meaning that we can deploy traffic management systems when working on or near the highway.This keeps the management of all projects under one roof and enables us to offer a true one-stop solution, including all dealings with public authorities.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Bristol. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Bristol and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email bristol@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Every time of change is a time of opportunity. This is very true of January, the perfect month to look back on the previous year and of course look forward to the coming one, make the most of the new year opportunities ahead. Janus, the Roman god who gave this month its name looks forward and looks back and, we are sure would appreciate the consistently high standards of tree surgery and estate/grounds maintenance. By focusing on our customers including local authorities, farms, land owners, equestrian centres and park managers throughout South Wales and Gloucestershire who come to us for the qualified staff and our high professional standards.
Make a great start to the year ahead by offering a quotation for your paddock and grasslands management, weed control, fencing and tree surgery needs then sit back and enjoy the best value out of your open spaces. All you need to do is call Brooke Estate Management, 01600 730857 or click in the header of any page to send us an email, and relax.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Broadoak. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Broadoak and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email broadoak@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Tracked access platform assisting the installation of a chimney liner saving hundreds of pounds in scaffolding hire
With our tracked access platforms we can reach a working height of 17 metres or 55 feet with two operators in the basket. Our equipment is light weight and can access narrow pathways and will even drive through a normal domestic doorway as it measures only 32 inches or 80 cm wide.
The platforms are available for hire with an experienced operator. Ideal for one day hires to undertake inspection or quick repairs where scaffolding would be cost-prohibitive.
Contact us for more details or to arrange a site survey and quote by using the free phone number shown above, or click in the header of any page to email us about your access hire needs.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Brockweir. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Brockweir and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email brockweir@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Bulwark. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Bulwark and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email bulwark@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Caerleon. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Caerleon and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email caerleon@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Caerwen. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Caerwen and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email caerwen@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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August & September. Time to watch out for broad-leafed weeds
Now is the time of year that broad-leafed weeds can interfere with the grass crop from your fields and paddocks. Perennial broad-leafed weeds generally reproduce through seed, but also through various vegetative structures. Many only set seed in the second year, and some may die back after setting seed (biennials). Weed management can therefore be aimed at one or more phases of the life cycle such as prevention of seed setting or exhaustion of underground roots.
The specialists at Brooke Estate Management can advise on and apply the most effective treatment for broad-leafed weeds to make sure that your feed crop is protected. Call us today, or click in the header of any page to send us an email if your fields and paddocks are blighted by:
- Bramble
- Broad-leaved dock
- Bulbous buttercup
- Cat's-ear
- Coltsfoot
- Common mouse-ear
- Common nettle
- Common ragwort
- Common sorrel
- Common toadflax
- Cow parsley
- Creeping buttercup
- Creeping thistle
- Curled dock
- Daisy
- Dandelion
- Field bindweed
- Greater plantain
- Ground elder
- Ground-ivy
- Hedge bindweed
- Hoary cress
- Japanese knotweed
- Lesser celandine
- Meadow buttercup
- Mouse-ear-hawkweed
- Mugwort
- Perennial sowthistle
- Perforate St John
- Procumbent pearlwort
- Ribwort plantain
- Rosebay willowherb
- Selfheal
- Sheep's sorrel
- Slender speedwell
- Thyme-leaved speedwell
- White campion
- White clover
- Yarrow
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Caldicot. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Caldicot and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email Caldicot@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Small bale wrapping, prevent waste on smaller farms
If you have a small holding or small farm, hay bales and haylage are every bit as useful as they are on larger farms, but sometimes the large bales that are commonly available are just too big for the rate at which you use them.
Small bales are also much easier to handle without the need for specialised equipment and can be stacked for storage, making the best use of limited space.
You can now avoid waste by taking advantage of our small bale wrapping service, which is ideal for the smaller farm. This is just one of our many agricultural contracting services, which add up to a great help for farms with limited equipment and manpower resources.
Call us now on the number shown above or click in the header of any page to email us and start taking advantage of small bales straight away.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Caldicot. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Caldicot and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email caldicot@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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Small bale hay and haylage wrapping can help prevent waste on smaller farms.
If you have a small holding or small farm, hay bales and haylage are every bit as useful as they are on larger farms, but sometimes the large bales that are commonly available are just too big for the rate at which you use them.Small bales are also much easier to handle without the need for specialised equipment and can be stacked for storage, making the best use of limited space.
You can now avoid waste by taking advantage of our small bale wrapping service, which is ideal for the smaller farm. This is just one of our many agricultural contracting services, which add up to a great help for farms with limited equipment and manpower resources.
Call us now on the number shown above or click in the header of any page to email us and start taking advantage of small bales straight away.
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Cardiff. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Cardiff and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email cardiff@treesandgrounds.co.uk.
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The nesting bird season in Britain is nearly over. Now's the time to think about your trees.
During the nesting season, all birds living in a tree are protected. No work can be carried out that would disturb the avian population. Luckily, evidence of birds is easy to spot, so not much special training is needed to assess the risk. However, if in doubt it is always safer to ask a qualified arborist to make sure you stay on the right side of the conservation laws.
Bats are protected during roost and hibernation. Signs of bats are a bit less obvious than birds, so if there is any suspicion of a roost in your tree, please check with us before taking any action.
Brooke Sstated Management follows the best practice guidelines as adopted by many local authorities:
Timing of works
- To reduce the chance of disturbing a bat roost, it is important to avoid the summer (breeding season) and winter (hibernation) months.
- Works to trees with potential for bats is best done from late August to early
- October when young bats are mobile and on the wing, female bats are
- unlikely to be pregnant and the hibernation season has not yet begun.
- March to April is also a suitable time, though consideration should also be
- given for nesting birds as these are also protected by law.
- Crown pruning and minor tree works can also be completed over the winter
- months. The removal of potential roost sites during this time should be
- avoided, as some bat species hibernate in trees.
- Keep tree work to a minimum retaining all potential roosts where possible.
- A precautionary inspection of the tree(s) by the tree work contractor looking for signs of bats should be carried out before starting work. This should include an inspection of all holes and niches using a torch and preferably an endoscope. If bats or signs of bats are found, no work should start and English Nature should be contacted for further advice.
- Where possible, avoid cross cutting in proximity to cavities or hollows.
- Limbs with internal fissures should be pruned carefully to maintain integrity of features as potential roost sites.
- Any sections felled containing cavities should be lowered carefully and left on the ground (preferably for 24 hours) with the openings clear, allowing anything inside an opportunity to escape.
- Split limbs that are under tension may need to be wedged open to prevent their closure when pressure is released, potentially trapping bats
You can rely on Brooke Estate Management for a full range of tree surgery, grounds, paddock, grasslands and estate management services in or around Chepstow. As a local company, fully trained and well equipped operatives are never far away. Whether you need regular maintenance of hedges and paddocks or a one-off tree surgery visit to fell a diseased tree or carry out crown reduction, thinning or lifting, you can be assured of the same high level of service and attention.
Not only can you call upon us for tree surgery and grounds management work, but also fencing and hedging, event management and access plant hire, for which we have a range of units ready to deliver at short notice in Chepstow and surrounding areas.
For a prompt, competitive quotation or details of more local projects, simply call us on 01600 717097 or click in the header of any page to email chepstow@treesandgrounds.co.uk.