DMS and Architrail have spent three months constructing the new blue and red graded trails around the stunning Blessingbourne Estate, Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland. The team has created a network of safe fast flowing fun mountain bike trails for all abilities and ages. In addition to the new trails a figure of eight pump track has [...]
13
Sep
Witton Park
The Witton Park MTB trail on Billinge Hill descends approximately 50m over a distance of 700m. The trail is Red graded, and is suitable for riders with a reasonable experience of mountain biking ability on technical and difficult terrain. The trail contains exactly 60 turns along its length and provides a fun and challenging route [...]
13
Sep
Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve
The site near Cattrick Garrison has been developed into a wet meadows site for the UK’s breeding wading birds. Commissioned by Foxglove Nature Reserve our involvement was to design and build a habitat suitable for many species creating a diverse ecosystem. Important to the site was a water source, which could be controlled by the [...]
13
Sep
The Life Project RSPB
Penaran, Wales Four low ground pressure excavators were deployed to return the site back to wet peatland. The dams all recorded by GPS systems located in the machines show the client the exact work done. Working closely with the client, The Life Project RSPB, our experienced operators worked systematical over the site making sure the [...]
13
Sep
Langdon Head Restoration
Working with the Natural England and the Northern Catchment team of United Utilities we are restoring an area of bare peat to reduce erosion, to restore the delicate surface vegetation and to minimise the knock-on effects of the increased run-off on the rivers, improving water quality. Using geogute netting and a brash mulch on the [...]
13
Sep
Glasson Mosses
Our client Natural England commissioned us to regenerate a 15 hectare site to restore the hydrology to its previous condition. Our approach to this site was to increase the water table as much as is possible, the exact restoration technique was decided on site as works progressed by our expert operators. Work included: Re-profiling peat [...]
13
Sep
Stean Moor
Upper Nidderdale – January 2009 to March 2010 Uplands across the United Kingdom have undergone many ecological changes over the years, one of the most dramatic being the installation of moorland grips. These irrigation channels lower the water table and erode the fragile peat. As peat moorland is one of the UK’s largest carbon stores, [...]
13
Sep
Wolfhole Crag Restoration
United Utilities, 2010-2011 Dinsdale Moorland Services Ltd were contracted to restore the damaged habitat at Wolfhole Crag. The works consist of bare peat restoration, including: drip edge re-profiling, peat pan stabilisation and gully blocking. The main objective of the project is to maintain the vital carbon store held within the peat, and create improvement to [...]
12
Sep
Coed y Brenin
DMS trail building team are currently working at Coed y Brenin, Wales, constructing the base for a new MTB skills area…
12
Sep
Ashton Court MTB Completed
DMS and Architrail have completed the new blue and red graded MTB trails around the historic Ashton Court….
