Contractors & Suppliers

Haymaking at Pilstone Fields

The following contractors and suppliers are used by Monmouthshire Meadows Group members. Please get in touch if you have someone to recommend or any updates to the list

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Hay Making, Baling and Associated Field Maintenance

Alistair & Ian Morgan, Llanishen 01600 860364 / 07836 672172 / 07955 188247; norco_ali@hotmail.co.uk Large & compact operations: Pasture topping, flail grass collecting, chain harrowing and rolling, small bale hay/haylage making
www.imorgancontracting.co.uk

David Lucas, Llansoy/Star Hill 01291 650750

Andrew Lewis mobile 07895 553743 /parents home no 01600 860377

Bert Harris in Broad Oak 01981  580483

Wesley Greenhill (‘Wes’) at Skenfrith, has small bale equipment but can arrange large bales as well, 07821 010603 or 01989 562436

Richard McKeand, Brooke Estate Management Ltd, grass cutting/collecting, small bale haymaking and other field management, 01600 730857 or 07798 887445, info@treesandgrounds.co.uk, treesandgrounds.co.uk

Leon Broadman, in Ellwood, Gloucestershire, has kit for small field management – small tractor, mower, tedder and baler.  Address: Pennant Barn, Ellwood, Gl16 7lZ,  01594 832023 or 07958 639722

Richard Gibbs, Usk area, all farm contracting but large machinery only 01291 673531

Brad Merrick, hedge cutting and hay making, can do small bales. Tel 07854 689534

Mowing and Collecting

Richard McKeand, Brooke Estate Management Ltd 01600 730857 or 07798 887445, info@treesandgrounds.co.uk treesandgrounds.co.uk

Owain Rees 07838 492 933 blademeadowservices@gmail.com
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Ollie Partridge, Shire Rural Services, mowing and hedge cutting in the Welsh Newton area, 07989 395886 / 07815 617275

Haydn Brooks of Ecohab Wildflowers, based in Churcham. Has an Amazone ProfiHopper – very manoeuvrable, ideal for orchards and smaller meadows.  Cuts, scarifies and collects.  07979 966 696  haydn.brookes@hotmail.com

Dave Pearson-Smith, Black Mountains Contracting, based near Abergavenny, can cover Monmouthshire. Uses a small alpine tractor for low-impact meadow management, steep ground or meadows with difficult access. Services: Flail mowing to clear scrub/bracken/encroaching vegetation; Flail collecting to remove organic matter from meadows; Rotavating to prepare seed bed for sowing; Other associated services, including harrowing, seeding etc. 07745 633304, dave@blackmountainscontracting.com, www.blackmountainscontracting.com

Fencing

Kevin Williams (Greenwise) based in Pontypridd. All work done by hand, with no machinery. 01443 400346 / 07973 453397; kevinmwilliams@sky.com
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Gareth Jones (used by Mon CC) 01873 810164 / 07800 916265

Alistair Morgan, LLanishen 01600 860364 / 07836 672172 / 07955 188247;  norco_ali@hotmail.co.uk
www.imorgancontracting.co.uk

Richard McKeand, Brooke Estate Management Ltd 01600 730857 or 07798 887445, info@treesandgrounds.co.uk treesandgrounds.co.uk

Owain Rees 07838 492 933 blademeadowservices@gmail.com
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Tayman Fencing, Caldicott 07773 911261, taymanfencing@hotmail.co.uk
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Eco Active Arborists, Tom Downes  Based in Devon/Cornwall. Tel: 07867 471048 or 01326 379264 or email: ecoactivearborists@gmail.com
www.ecoactivearborists.com

Hedgelaying

See also the National Hedgelaying Society www.hedgelaying.org.uk

David Bowen Newcastle (Monmouthshire), 01600 716435, davefbowen@gmail.com penylanfarm@gmail.com

Eco Active Arborists, Tom Downes  Based in Devon/Cornwall. Tel: 07867 471048 or 01326 379264 or email: ecoactivearborists@gmail.com
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Haydn Holder, Monmouthshire, 01600 716359 / 07802 191725,  haydnholder@btinternet.com

Kevin Williams (Greenwise) based in Pontypridd. All work done by hand, with no machinery. 01443 400346 / 07973 453397; kevinmwilliams@sky.com
www.facebook.com/kevin.greenwise/

Gwyn Ralph 07814 850953

Gemma Michael Based in Newport but willing to travel. Experienced gardener and land worker. Specialising in but not limited to wilder spaces. Experienced Hedge-layer in various styles. 07786 298235, gladegardencare@gmail.com, instagram: @gladesandgarden

Grown and Made Woodcraft, Celi, Hedgelaying, hedge and tree planting, coppicing & woodland work. 07973 884340, celiwoodcraft@gmail.com, www.grownandmade.co.uk

Tree Services

Steve Jones 01594 531233 or 07917870717

Trunkarb Tree Surgery Ltd, based in the Forest of Dean, will cover all areas of Monmouthshire, 01594 529893 / 07843 688 229, mark@trunkarb.co.uk,  website www.trunkarb.co.uk

Eco Active Arborists, Tom Downes  Based in Devon/Cornwall. Tel: 07867 471048 or 01326 379264 or email: ecoactivearborists@gmail.com
www.ecoactivearborists.com

Owain Rees 07838 492 933 blademeadowservices@gmail.com
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Myles Evill, tree surgeon based near Monmouth, will travel within a 20 mile distance from Monmouth radius. Tel 07877 506873 or email myles.evill@aol.com

Water Troughs/Water Supply

A Jones & Co. Usk Ltd, Mike Jones 01291 673415 / 07831 482899 Llanbadoc, Usk, also all groundworks and sheds/barns, any size

General Maintenance and Manual Work

Owain Rees 07838 492 933 blademeadowservices@gmail.com, building, fencing, machine repair & servicing, welding, strimming, groundworks, machine operations,  patios, driveways, odd jobs and tree maintenance
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Gemma Michael Based in Newport but willing to travel. Experienced gardener and land worker. Specialising in but not limited to wilder spaces. Experienced Hedge-layer in various styles. 07786 298235, gladegardencare@gmail.com, instagram: @gladesandgardens

For a small sum a party of volunteers from Conservation Volunteers groups will do any task from dry stone-walling to bramble-bashing. Cardiff Conservation volunteers: ccv@live.co.uk www.cardiffconservation.org.uk   

Local Provenance Wildflower Seed and Plants

Gwent Wildlife Trust 01600 740358, info@gwentwildlife.org

Monmouthshire Meadows Group Contact Us

Wyndrush Wild, Pembrokeshire  – collect seeds from west Wales, 07905 505357, info@wyndrushwild.co.uk
www.wyndrushwild.co.uk

Habitat Aid, Somerset www.habitataid.co.uk – British provenance seeds, donate half their online sales profits to conservation charities, 01749 812355, info@habitataid.co.uk

British Wildflower Seeds Somerset www.britishwildflowermeadowseeds.co.uk – Owned by Habitat Aid but branded separately as they sell seeds in smaller quantities; clear about their provenance but local seed depends on availability, 01749 812355, info@britishwildflowermeadowseeds.co.uk

Welsh Organic Wildflowers – plug plants from native welsh wildflowers, mostly grown from seed sourced from Monmouthshire. Useful for a small meadow area. Also supply more specialist plants e.g. native orchids www.welshorganicwildflowers.com

Ecohab Wildflowers – wildflower plugs, wild harvested seed mixtures and yellow rattle seed. Specialise in local provenance wildflowers from Herefordshire and Gloucestershire for habitat restoration projects ecohabwildflowers.co.uk

Ty-Mawr Meadow Seed Mix – wildflower meadow seeds harvested from the SSSI fields around this business’s premises at Llangasty, near Brecon. The business specialises in producing traditional building materials but also sells organic kitchen produce and farm supplies   www.lime.org.uk/ty-mawr-meadow-seed-mix

Stock for Grazing

Ben Jones of Hillside Beef & Lamb, Ffynnonau Farm, Clytha has cattle and sheep for grazing. Cattle can be moved up to 10 miles, sheep possibly further. 01873 840331 info@hillsidebeef.co.uk www.ffynnonaufarm.com

Ian Hughes  in Talybont-on-Usk has sheep that need some extra grazing, telephone 07581 262559 and 01874 676618.

Terry Claxton of Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust – some Hebridean sheep which can be transported within the lower Wye Valley area but not further afield.  terry.claxton@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk.

Carol Brown, Blackwood, 07792 948519, Welsh Mountain Ponies

Machinery Repairs

G M Mowers and Machinery: Contact Gareth Morgan, Trellech
Tel: 01600 719152 mobile: 07792 227701 email: gmmowers@outlook.com
www.gmmowersandmachinery.co.uk

Tools

Tools for Self-Reliance Charity (in Crickhowell) collect and recondition old hand tools to aid rural communities in Tanzania. They also have reconditioned tools for sale, contact@tfsrcymru.org.uk   www.tfsrcymru.org.uk

Hand made traditional hay rakes can be purchased from The Natural Gardener, suppliers of organic gardening materials based in Knowbury, Shropshire, 01584 890092

Habitat Aid, Somerset www.habitataid.co.uk – Scythe kits and other garden tools, donate half their online sales profits to conservation charities, 01749 812355, info@habitataid.co.uk

The Scythe Shop in Bridford, Devon, run by Simon Fairlie, is a major supplier of Austrian Scythes in the UK. They operate a mail order service, but advise a training course before purchase thescytheshop.co.uk
Training courses can be found via The Scythe Association scytheassociation.org/tutors

Scythe Cymru at Dyfed Permaculture Farm, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire supplies scythes and traditional wooden hay rakes as well as grass hooks and sickles, all available by mail order. They also run courses and advice sessions. Phil Batten and Michelle Lainé, 07813 464990, info@scythecymru.co.uk www.scythecymru.co.uk

Conservation Contractors / Consultancy

Conservation and Trees: Ivy and Carl Denham. Consultancy services, advice and practical habitat management, including topping, South Wales. Tel: 01558 685811 mobile: 07912 789003 conservationandtrees@gmail.com  www.conservationandtrees.co.uk

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