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See how our sustainably sourced Seasoned firewood Logs will Ignite your winter warmth
Order your seasoned logs today The Coastal Tree Care team have been busy producing seasoned logs in between our other jobs. With ongoing Government restrictions for the Corona-virus pandemic, the wood yard [...]
Tree Management
Tree Management by Weymouth's arboricultural experts We always encourage our clients to be proactive when it comes to looking after their trees. The recent severe gales have resulted in a lot of [...]
Dismantling a large willow tree
Dismantling a large willow tree We recently received a call from some existing clients in Weymouth, asking about dismantling a large willow tree. The tree had died during the last season, as [...]
Felling a large ash tree
Felling a large ash tree in Weymouth The owner of this small Weymouth woodland got in touch because he wanted some advice. The site is close to a busy main road. Several [...]
Emergency tree work at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Emergency tree work at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden is an internationally-important garden situated just behind the Fleet Lagoon, which runs parallel to the famous Chesil Beach. The curator called Dale [...]
Weymouth tree safety work
Weymouth tree safety work Our clients were concerned about a number of trees that lined the access road to their farm in Osmington, Weymouth. Several trees had been snapped or suffered from [...]
How to responsibily season firewood logs to Fuel Your Winter Comfort
Welcome to our wood yard!The Coastal Tree Care team have been busy processing firewood logs. Many trees are hosting nesting birds in early Spring, so most tree work is carried out during autumn [...]
Weymouth fencing specialists
How do you choose the right fencing contractor? Our client at this property in Southill, Weymouth had a large, overgrown line of Lleylandii trees along his garden boundary. They had not been [...]
Tree felling in Weymouth
The initial consultation The residents at this Weymouth apartment complex were concerned about the size of the Cypress tree in their front garden. It was around sixty feet high, and they were worried [...]
Planting a yew hedge
Out with the old... The clients at this Portland property asked us to remove a very scruffy conifer hedge, and replant with Yew. Unbeknown to them at the time, their existing hedge [...]
Tree coppicing in Dorchester
Tree coppicing in Dorchester The clients at this property called us and enquired about tree coppicing in Dorchester. Coppicing is a traditional technique for managing trees as a source of wood fuel or [...]
How big is a sack of hardwood logs?
https://youtu.be/TpnkQe7pg2Q "So, how big is a sack of hardwood logs?" We are often asked this, or similar questions by new customers. Other common queries are, "How big are your logs?" or "How [...]
Timber decking specialists in Weymouth
Your local decking experts We have to diversify during the bird nesting season, because it is an offence to disturb nesting birds. Most of our tree work is carried out during Winter and [...]
Tree surgery in Weymouth
Felling a Dawn Redwood tree The clients at this Weymouth property were concerned about the size of the Dawn Redwood tree -Metasequoia glyptostroboides - in their back garden. Although it was still a relatively young [...]
Ancient Tree Forum
The Summer Conference The Ancient Tree Forum is the only UK organisation focused solely on the welfare of ancient and other veteran trees. They believe there should be no further avoidable loss of these trees through [...]
Firewood logs
Welcome to the wood yard! The Coastal team are busy processing firewood logs at this time of the year. Many trees and hedges are hosting nesting birds, so most tree work is [...]
Tree felling at Buxton Road
We have just undertaken some tree felling at Buxton Road, Weymouth. Our clients called us in to have a look at a large eucalyptus tree that had already lost big branches in recent storms, [...]
Dismantling a mature horse chestnut tree
We were contacted about dismantling a mature horse chestnut tree back in August last year. The tree was in very poor condition, with extensive decay, and had already lost large limbs that had broken in [...]
Clearing fence lines
We are currently engaged by the Dorset Wildlife Trust at The Verne Local Nature Reserve at Portland, Dorset. The land is owned by the local authority, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council, and the project [...]
Order your logs now
Order your logs now - the case for wood fuel The recent popularity of wood burning stoves amongst home-owners has sparked a huge increase in demand for wood fuel. The environmental and [...]
Hedge trimming
One of the mainstays of our business is the regular garden maintenance services we provide to domestic clients around Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester. Hedge trimming forms an important part of this work, and we [...]
Lulworth Castle House
We were delighted to secure the contract for some tree works within the grounds of Lulworth Castle House over the past week or two. This involved dismantling and removing three trees - a [...]
Tree stump bench carving
I was recently asked by some clients to convert their large tree stump into a bench seat. Having never tried my hand at chainsaw carving, I said I've give it my best shot! The [...]
Artist’s bracket fungus
Here's the latest addition to our tree fungi gallery. This specimen was found recently on a sycamore in a Weymouth garden. Ganoderma applanatum is commonly known as artist's bracket fungus because you can [...]
Portland Bats
Dale is an active member of the Dorset Bat Group. The group is made up of volunteers with a shared passion - we all love bats! Our role is one of helping to record and protect the [...]
How to prune dead branches from a holly
Don't try this at home, but we are going to show you how to prune dead branches from a holly, from our attached time-lapse video clip and photos. Pruning in trees is obviously more [...]
Tree waste recycling
There are few industries that can claim to be as environmentally sound as the arboricultural industry. We provide a valuable public service by reducing risks to the public and property by managing dead [...]
New tree climber
Congratulations to our new tree climber, Danny Rees on passing his NPTC tree climbing and aerial rescue assessment, following his recent training course with Roland Heming. I'll be uploading regular updates on progress [...]
Ancient ash tree
The Coastal Tree Care team have been planting young, native trees, shrubs and hedging this week for PS Renewables (a solar farm installation company). Many planning authorities will stipulate the requirement for new [...]
Tree Inspection
Here at Coastal Tree Care we like to do things properly - as I hope is evident from the website content. This week I've been working through the LANTRA Professional Tree Inspection course [...]
Watch Olivia Dale and Dan Splitting and Stacking firewood
Green Heating for a Cozy Winter: Explore Our Sustainable Firewood Logs Here Dale and Dan spend the morning processing beech and cypress firewood for seasoning. We will be splitting and [...]
Hog Cliff National Nature Reserve
The Coastal Tree Care team is currently engaged in some scrub clearance work for Natural England at Hog Cliff National Nature Reserve, near Maiden Newton. The work involves removing extensive overgrown areas of [...]
Gravel bed
We've made an early start to our garden landscaping portfolio this season - planting up a Mediterranean-style gravel bed for a client in Weymouth. Although fairly close to the property, the site of [...]
Splicing workshop
Dale recently attended a weekend rope splicing workshop with the team at Treekit in Bournemouth. Over the two days he learned a variety of rope splicing techniques with different types of cordage, but [...]
Sculpture Park
Great day today at Tout Quarry Sculpture Park Nature Reserve, managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. We've been commissioned to clear some dense scrub that has overgrown some of the sculptures, and today [...]
Time lapse beech tree
Nice to be working under a blue sky, even though it was pretty windy up in the canopy for our intrepid climbing arborist, Bruce. I was hoping to film the whole job, but [...]
TPO tree work
We have just undertaken a crown lift and 2 metre crown reduction on a sycamore tree in Broadwey, Weymouth, to allow more light into the client's garden. This particular tree is subject to [...]
Scrub management
One of our specialities at Coastal Tree Care is scrub management; often for corporate clients or conservation bodies, but also for private clients in rural and suburban settings. Our team are experienced in [...]
Dismantling a large Monterey cypress
This post highlights our recent work dismantling a large Monterey cypress in Wyke Regis, Weymouth. I've included a number of images to complement the YouTube video. Removal of a large, venerable tree [...]
Native hedgerow planting
20 dumpy bags ready for action... Connor and Dan start the native hedgerow planting Mega mulching! As the planting site was almost 350 metres [...]
Riverside timber decking
Here's a video featuring our latest riverside timber decking project - in this case, overlooking the River Wey at Nottington, Weymouth, Dorset. The deck is almost complete - just needing the [...]
Scrub bashing
As we approach the end of the Portland Living Landscapes project, we have just started to tackle a substantial area of scrub management over a former landfill site. The intention is to remove [...]
First aid training
We take training and development seriously here at Coastal Tree Care, so we're pleased to be able to report on our recent team training day with ABC Response. We got together with colleagues [...]
Dorset Wildlife Trust
We have recently increased our manpower commitment to the Portland Living Landscapes Project, managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. As the project nears completion at the end of 2014, our team are removing [...]
Dorset Bat Group
Spent an enjoyable morning with some pals from Dorset Bat Group in some woodland near Corfe Castle. We found 17 bats (common and soprano pipistrelles) in total, from just 16 artificial bat boxes, [...]
Pittosporum removal
Many of the trees and shrubs we are asked to remove or prune have simply been planted too close to a home, wall, road or other 'target' - where they quickly outgrow their [...]
Ents!
I spent a wet but fascinating day with a group of tree lovers from the Ancient Tree Forum at Newnham Park in Devon, yesterday. Despite the miserable weather, it was a privilege to be [...]
Cherry tree removal
Here's Bruce undertaking a cherry tree removal in Wyke Regis, prior to felling. After climbing and removing the top five metres of growth, we had space to safely fell the tree into the [...]
Logs for sale in the Weymouth area
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFl8ouj6EYI Logs for sale in the Weymouth area. You will probably have noticed that we sell seasoned and unseasoned firewood, and offer log delivery to customers in the Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester areas. [...]
Feather-board fencing
Here's Paul tidying up as we are finishing off our latest feather-board fencing project. This client had their old fence built on concrete posts - fortunately they were still in good condition. We removed [...]
Ground workers’ training
At Coastal Tree Care we actively seek opportunities for continuous personal development, and in this case, took a day out of our schedule to undertake ground workers' training for sectional tree dismantling, rigging [...]
Litter picking at Kingbarrow
We don't just manage invasive species on Portland; here's the team litter picking at Kingbarrow. The entrance is opposite the site for the weekly market on Portland - perhaps this is the source [...]
The Verne Local Nature Reserve
The team have just started to focus their cotoneaster removal efforts at the Verne Local Nature Reserve, overlooking Chesil Cove. There is very little space at the top of the slope, so we [...]
Now you see it…
... now you don't! This is a good little example of the difference our team is making to the reclamation of available habitat for limestone grassland species on Portland. This patch of dead Cotoneaster [...]
Oak Eggar Moth
One of the benefits of working outdoors is the huge variety of species you encounter. This is the 5th instar stage of Lasiocampa quercus, the Oak Eggar Moth. There wasn't an oak tree in sight [...]
New tipper truck
This is Bruce, the Scottish Tree Monkey, looking resplendent in his hi-vis vest, and our latest acquisition - the new tipper truck! Those people who are also self-employed will understand my sense of excitement [...]
Nice day for cotoneaster management
The sun is shining at Tout Quarry Sculpture Park today, so it's a nice day for cotoneaster management. We have been trying out Shane's high tech quad copter to capture some video and [...]
Extreme Weeding!
After a wet start to the day, the sun is finally breaking through to lift our spirits. This is Paul removing cotoneaster (extreme weeding!) from above the coast path at Tout Quarry Sculpture [...]
HMIRC The Verne
It's not every day that you get asked to fell trees in a prison, or Her Majesty's Immigration Removal Centre - to be precise. The January storms had damaged the roots of two [...]
Storm damage work at Seaview Holiday Park
Last week we were engaged by Seaview Holiday Park at Preston, Weymouth to carry out some remedial pruning of a large number of trees at the site. Many branches had snapped out in [...]
Garden & Grounds Maintenance
Coastal Garden Projects offer a range of Garden & Grounds Maintenance services that can be individually tailored to your own requirements. We understand that all gardens and landscaped grounds are different, and that owners have [...]