Management Works, Vale of Glamorgan: coppicing, scalloping and scrub control with power hand tools

Description

Butterfly Conservation is inviting tenders for habitat management works at Ewenny Estate and Ogmore Down, Vale of Glamorgan, as part of the Natur am Byth programme. The works aim to protect the last Welsh population of the High Brown Fritillary butterfly by enhancing breeding habitat through targeted Bracken and scrub cutting.Contractors will be required to carry out:Hand tool-based scrub and coppice removal in areas unsuitable for machinery, with brash/log piles created to support ground flora and shelter.All works will be supervised by Butterfly Conservation staff to ensure ecological sensitivity, particularly around known reptile hibernacula.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=156752. (WA Ref:156752)