GREEN-TECH
PROTECT 29,500 NEWLY PLANTED TREES TO RESTORE LAND AND
ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY AT EAST MIDLANDS QUARRY
Overview:
Bantycock Quarry, a gypsum quarry
operated by Saint-Gobain Formula
has recently undergone a tremendous
revival to preserve the environment
and create an ideal habitat for a
diverse range of wildlife.
Glendale, a professional green service
Glendale turned to Green-tech for the Saint-Gobain Formula published
necessary landscaping supplies which their latest ecological monitoring
included tree shelters, stakes, compost work which recorded 160 grassland
and fertiliser. In total, 30,000 tree and herbaceous plant species and
shelters and stakes and 1,200 bags of highlighted that three new species
compost and fertiliser were supplied on the site had been identified. As the
for this project. trees and grassland establish they
The Solution:
company who manage and maintain Green-tech is the leading UK supplier
green environments were awarded the of landscaping essentials. Our tree
contract to regenerate 25 acres of the and shrub shelters and stakes aim
worked-out quarry area into native to aid trees towards better initial
countryside. establishment, survival rate and
The Project:
Proposals were developed by
landscape architects DRaW (UK) Ltd
and agreed with the local authority to
encourage biodiversity and enhance
the landscape at Saint-Gobain
Formula’s Bantycock Gypsum Quarry.
Located in Balderton near Newark,
this is a key industrial site in the East
Midlands. The brief was to restore
and revitalise the land by turning it
into woodland and grassland, creating
habitats for wildlife through the
planting of 29,500 trees and seeding
a newly created wildflower grassland
area.
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protect the trees from being damaged
by wildlife.
The trees, which were planted during
the 2017-2018 planting season, have
been specially selected to attract a mix
of wet woodland and native woodland
species and will provide important
habitats for birds and wildlife,
while contributing to the region’s
biodiversity targets across the 25-acre
part of the site.
The Outcome:
It is planned that the woodland area
will be extended further as other
parts of the wider site are restored.
hope to see more butterflies beginning
to colonise the site, including the
Grizzled Skipper, which is becoming
increasingly rare in the UK.
Commenting on the completed project
Jeremy Elvins, Minerals and Estates
Manager from Saint-Gobain said,
“Glendale completed the planting work
very efficiently and will be continuing
to maintain the area for 5-years,
this will ensure that we get the new
woodland area.”
Andy Ansell, Operations Director
from Glendale continues, “We were
delighted to secure this contract. It
has been a rewarding project to work
on and we’re confident of securing
the next phase when this happens.
We have worked with Green-tech for
many years and they always provide
us with excellent advice, prices and
service. They are very flexible and
always work hard to accommodate our
requirements.”