Conservation
LEAVES members have developed their conservation experience and skills over the past 10 years
undertaking work on behalf of the Swindon Borough Council Ranger Service, the Woodland Trust,
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Great Western Community Forest, maintaining and improving the
network of woodland and natural habitats across Swindon's urban environment.
Woodland Management
- Tree thinning and felling
- Coppicing and pollarding
- Logging
- Bracken, nettle and scrub clearance
- Stream and ditch maintenance
Wildlife habitat creation
- Glades
- Ponds - creation and regeneration
- Wetlands
Hedge and boundary maintenance
Wildflower planting
- Woodland edge
- Glades
- Marginals
- Hedges
Path creation and path management
- Woodchip and stone
- Footbridges
Litter picking, strimming, raking off and composting