Ovenden Moor Capital Works - Peatland Restoration

Tender description

The objective of this Contract is to deliver a suite of Works on Ovenden Moor in the South Pennines SAC. The aim of this Work is to stabilise and revegetate bare peat, restore hydrology, and increase biodiversity on the Site. The Tender is for the delivery of a suite of works, covering the supply and delivery of materials as well as installation and application, as summarised below: • Supply and delivery of Materials required to complete the Works, unless otherwise stated. • Appropriate storage of Materials, as necessary. • Installation of Stone Dams, Peat Dams, and Heather Bales into gullies • Installation of Peat Bunding • Re-profiling of hags and gully sides • Spreading of Heather Brash on bare peat • Spreading of Lime, Seed, and Fertiliser • Cutting of heather • Planting of Sphagnum Plug plants • Planting of Sedge and Dwarf Shrub Plug plants • Creation of fire breaks using bunds, cutting and sphagnum planting • Removal of Waste Materials from Site.