By Ruby Simpson There are lots of ways to use colour in the garden to suit everyone’s individual tastes, but there are a few simple rules that will help you create a huge amount of impact in your border planting. Even if you love a lot of bright colour, removing just one or two Read more »
Following the launch of the DEFRA Prospectus in early February, Justin Mumford, Director of Consultancy, has prepared a short briefing note outlining a comprehensive list of land management options available through ELMs in 2023 and beyond, including details on the plans for the evolution of Countryside Stewardship and the Landscape Recovery Scheme. The Read more »
The ecology survey season has officially arrived! The Nicholsons ecology team are happy to help you with your surveying needs during the spring and summer seasons and beyond. Things to consider: Have you had a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA)? A PEA can determine which species groups are likely to be Read more »
By Katie Stevens Welcome to the third blog in the Forest Tree series. This blog will focus on one of the minor productive tree species, the Wild Cherry (Prunus avium). A deciduous tree, it can grow up to 25-30m tall and has an average life span of 60-100 years; in the right Read more »
We are excited to announce that our 2023 Graduate Training Programme is now open for applications. We have always been passionate about supporting career development and are now looking for the next generation of environmental industry professionals, from Foresters, Ecologist and Arboricultural Consultants to Landscape Architects, Garden Designers and even Soil Specialists. Our full Read more »
The month of March sees the start of the survey season for great crested newts. Scientific Name: Triturus cristatus. Great crested newts (GCN) are the largest UK newt species with males reaching up to 15cm and females 18cm. They have dark brown bodies covered with dark spots that make them appear almost black. They Read more »
By Francois-Xavier Procureur Continuous cover forestry (CCF) is a broad term covering an array of silvicultural methods where the objectives are to permanently retain some form of canopy or forest presence. One of the primary methods used to achieve CCF is through shelterwoods systems, a method widely used for small-scale forestry in lowland England. Read more »
By Libby Reeves It is so easy to think that any green space must be beneficial for the local environment, any tree to be planted must assist with the fight against carbon, and promoting everyone from individuals to large estates to add more plants must help our landscape to improve. This is, however, not Read more »
