Barrington Hill National Nature Reserve Drainage and site improvement works

Tender description

The work is to undertake extensive drainage works including associated ditching, hedging and scrub clearance. Work involves a combination of ditch clearance and maintenance work, including installation of new associated drainage infrastructure. To enable the ditching work it will be necessary to undertake significant scrub clearance, hedge laying and fencing work alongside the ditching work. The work ideally needs to be carried out when ground conditions are dry to avoid significant damage and disturbance, and we anticipate this is likely to be between 1st September – 31st October 2017 and contractors should quote, plan and be prepared to complete works within this timescale. However, depending on site specific ground and weather conditions some flexibility may be required and on the advice of Natural England staff work may need to delayed and carried out between October 31st 2017 – March 21st 2018.