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A record of jobs we’ve done and how we left them, photographed by our own crews.

Swept red wet-pour play surface with toddler slides and a multicoloured picket fence after grounds clearance.

Grounds clearance: children’s nursery, Lancashire

Play areas, paving and planting beds cleared of weeds, moss and leaf drifts, then swept clean. July 2026.

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Overgrown canal embankment vegetation.

Biosecurity case study: Garstang embankment

A canal embankment cleared for structural and ecology surveys, with himalayan balsam managed under biosecurity controls.

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More recent work is photographed on our grounds maintenance and education grounds pages; new case studies are added as jobs are written up.

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  • Using a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness

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    Entry requirements: Ground Based Chainsaw Operator and Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue

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