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Spreading Japanese Knotweed? It’s against the law!

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology, Landscape Architecture
Legislation It is an offence to cause or allow Japanese knotweed to spread in the wild under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 section 114 (2) (WCA 1981), as it is one of the plants listed in the schedule. All waste containing Japanese knotweed comes under the control of Part II ... Read More
24th August 2017ACD Environmental

Tick Season!

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Archaeology, Ecology, Landscape Architecture
Tick Season – Beware! One of the ACD staff returned from field survey work recently, to find that he had five ticks on him, and was naturally worried, so he was recommended to see his doctor and we have since reviewed and updated our Health and Safety Policy as a result. Lyme ... Read More
11th August 2017ACD Environmental

Bat Work at ACD

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology
Ecology Newsletter
6th July 2017ACD Environmental

Tree Pits

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
In 2015 we blogged about the cost of tree planting with cellular pits in hard landscape, and advised that the cost of a large high water demand tree, such as an oak, could be well over £10,000. Even the smallest tree can cost ... Read More
18th April 2017ACD Environmental

A Career in Ecological Consultancy

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology
Published on Oct 23, 2014: Two graduates from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Reading talk about their experiences since graduating and their careers as Ecological Consultant... Read More
1st February 2017ACD Environmental

ACD Ecologists in Action

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology
The ecology team at ACD Environmental have had a busy 2016 survey season. They worked with St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Marlborough and KIER Construction.
6th January 2017ACD Environmental

Continued Professional Success

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
ACD are pleased to announce that both Anne Dally and Jon Seymour have successfully passed their Professional Practice Pathway to Chartership exams and are now fully chartered members.
6th December 2016ACD Environmental

Problem Gardens? It’s all in the preparation!

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
ACD carries out audits of many completed landscape installations and there is a problem evident on many sites, where topsoil to rear gardens is often deficient or on poorly prepared subsoil.
6th November 2016ACD Environmental

Chalara Die Back of Ash

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture
It has come to our attention that historic approved Landscape plans are still in circulation specifying Ash trees. Since November 2012 we have not specified Ash.
6th November 2016ACD Environmental