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Tree Decay Investigation

by ACD Environmental / 2nd April 2019 / Arboriculture

In February, ACD were contacted to investigate the integrity of a Sweet chestnut tree in Henley-upon-Thames that had a Tree Preservation Order. The tree owner was concerned about the health of the tree after she noticed three woodpecker holes on the stem, as well as a branch failure from further ... Read More

Best of luck to our new Southern Director!

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by ACD Environmental / 25th January 2019 / Landscape Architecture

ACD would like to announce that Dorota Kaminska-Majkowska has taken over as our Southern Director in Eastleigh. Dorota originally joined ACD Environmental in 2011, she will now be responsible for the management and coordination at our regional office in Hampshire, whilst working closely with our clients to ensure project briefs and ... Read More

ACD vs The Cotswold Way!

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by ACD Environmental / 18th September 2018 / Charity

A year on from our last big fundraising challenge, where we took on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, ACD have now completed more than 24 miles of the Cotswold Way! To find out more and see a few photographs, visit our Charity and Events page here We are still taking donations for our ... Read More

Fundraising for 2018!

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by ACD Environmental / 22nd August 2018 / Charity

ACD Environmental are happy to announce we will be participating in a number of events over this year to raise money for our 2018 chosen charities; The UK Sepsis Trust and Longfield. Both of these charities being very important to members of our staff. Throughout the year we have been undertaking different ... Read More

Bat Survey Season

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by ACD Environmental / 10th July 2018 / Ecology

With the bat survey season well underway, contact one of our experienced ecologists today to book in your surveys. Remember, the bat survey season runs from May to September so don’t miss out! Contact our ecologists for more information.

Ecology in Eastleigh

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by ACD Environmental / 20th June 2018 / Ecology

ACD Environmental are pleased to announce that we have an new ecology team based out of our Eastleigh office in addition to our team in the Malmesbury office. We provide a wide range of ecological services to support planning applications, including protected species and habitat surveys and the relevant reporting. Our ... Read More

Welcome to our Cambourne Office!

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by ACD Environmental / 30th May 2018 / Arboriculture, Archaeology, Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning

The team at ACD Environmental are pleased to announce the recent opening of our new office in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire! The Cambourne office, headed by Dan Mottram (Regional Manager – East Anglia), has been established to support and enhance the service ACD Environmental provides to existing clients in the East Anglia ... Read More

General Lawn Maintenance for the New Home Owner

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by ACD Environmental / 3rd May 2018 / Landscape Architecture

A new lawn may look attractive but it will not stay this way without some love and attention. It takes time for a new lawn to establish, so within the first year of ownership heavy use is to be avoided as the grass needs to establish a robust root system. Spring and ... Read More

Designing to a Budget

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by ACD Environmental / 7th March 2018 / Landscape Architecture

ACD provides a cost assurance service within our standard fixed fee, which provides for a review of tendered prices if they are received over-budget. The principle reasons for higher than expected costs are the requirement for multi-phase installations, where mobilisation costs become high, or unseasonal planting, where all stock is ... Read More

New Standing Advice: Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees

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by ACD Environmental / 4th January 2018 / Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture

On 27th November 2017 Natural England and the Forestry Commission updated their Standing Advice on Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees, which will potentially have a major impact on our use of the buffer zones for engineering features and recreational uses, particularly SuDS features. More worryingly, where ‘pollution’ (for example run-off during ... Read More