A new 50ha native woodland has been created in the
heart of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Summerstone Estate is situated within 1,400 acres
of the stunning Nidderdale Valley in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire; one
of 46 AONBs in the UK. Between them they cover 18% of the UK’s finest
countryside considered special places, worthy of protection.
As well as being recognised for its beautiful
location, the Summerstone Estate is ideally situated for the sporting
enthusiast with the surrounding countryside being renowned for the quality of
its grouse and pheasant shooting.
The estates owners are advocates of sustainable land
management and had a desire to create a green framework to enhance their
local landscape, biodiversity and sporting interest. Significant inward
investment to the local rural economy has made this is a possibility.
They approached Tilhill Forestry, the
UK's leading forestry management and timber
harvesting company to plant in excess of 65,000 trees and shrubs on the
estate.
Tilhill Forestry have a long-standing relationship
with leading landscape supplier Green-tech and turned to them to supply in
excess of 65,000 Tubex 1.2m tree shelters, Tubex 60cm Shrub shelters and
stakes.
Green-tech is the largest supplier of Tubex and
generally have over 2 million tree shelters in stock at any one time for
customers to call on. They offer a next-day delivery service.
Commenting on the completed project, Simon Marrington,
Tilhill Forestry’s New Business and Senior Forest Manager said: “As usual
Green-tech were great. They supplied everything as specified, on time and to
the correct location at the agreed rates. Everything was just to the high
standard we expect and our customer is very happy.”
