Welcome to Dales Ditties blog

This is our blog, where Dale features some of our work projects, or any other topic of interest (time permitting)! If you have anything that you would like Dale to consider, give him a call on 01305 771874 or 07530 686040. Please come back soon... Dale
Portland work in the wild wetlands creation conservation area

  • 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 [...]