PeatlandRestorationCheshire

Preserving the Natural Beauty of Cheshire’s Peatlands

Treeclear UK provides peatland restoration in Cheshire and across the UK supporting a range of clients including wildlife trusts, government organisations, and private estates.

Peatlands are crucial for biodiversity, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet many of Cheshire’s peatlands have been degraded over time due to natural causes, human activity, and poor management.

Our aim is to reverse damage to peatlands through expert restoration techniques that bring long-term benefits to both the environment and Cheshire based communities.

We provide a wide range of peatland restoration techniques including:

Surface mulching
Stump grinding & augering
Ditch blocking and peat damns
Reprofiling and bunding
Re-wetting works

Contact us about peatland restoration in Cheshire

Get in touch with our team by calling 07813 140 683 or you can use our online contact form.

Why Peatland Restoration Matters in Cheshire

Cheshire is known for its amazing green spaces and diverse range of wetlands and peat bogs.

These peatlands store carbon, help to regulate local water cycles and are also home to lots of wildlife. We make it our mission to turn this around and bring Cheshire peatlands back to life.

We offer a comprehensive variety of specialist services designed to restore and rejuvenate vast areas of peatland.

Years of drainage, peat extraction, and agricultural use have left many peatlands in Cheshire in a degraded state.

Restoring these habitats offers numerous environmental and societal benefits including water quality improvement, biodiversity enhancement, and food mitigation.

Aerial photo of large area of peatland restored by Treeclear UK

Our key peatland restoration services include:

Low Ground Pressure Mulching

Restoring peatlands starts with careful preparation, and at Treeclear UK, that means using low ground pressure machinery designed to protect the landscape while getting the job done. By mulching and flailing vegetation down to ground level, we ensure minimal disruption to the ecosystem while creating the ideal conditions for restoration techniques like bunding and ditch blocking.

Stump Grinding & Stump Augering

Stump grinding and augering are key steps in converting wooded areas back into thriving peat bogs. In peatland restoration projects where forests were planted or drained, we use advanced machinery like low-pressure excavators equipped with hydraulic grinders to efficiently remove tree stumps down to or beneath the soil surface.

Ditch Blocking and Peat Dams

Blocking ditches and building peat dams are essential methods for restoring Cheshire’s boggy landscapes. Historical drainage for farming has damaged these ecosystems, reducing biodiversity and carbon storage. By sealing old drainage channels and constructing natural peat barriers, we help raise the water table, reviving wetland conditions.

Reprofiling and Bunding

Reprofiling and bunding are important for repairing the structure of peatlands. Reprofiling reshapes the land to better retain water, creating the perfect environment for peat to regenerate. Bunding involves forming raised soil ridges and shallow ditches to direct water flow, keeping the peatland consistently moist and ideal for forming plants that have peat in.

Specialisation in Larger Projects

Within our team, we have the capabilities to take on large scale peatland projects in Cheshire and the entirety of the UK. We are privy to industry leading machinery and low impact solutions that are proficient and designed with the environment in mind.

Stump grinding, surface mulching, ditch blocking and so many other activities are possible with our skillsets. We can take on complex projects and will complete them to the highest standards so be sure to get in touch and let us know exactly what you need.

Key sectors we provide peatland restoration for in Cheshire include:

Government organisations
Private estates
Wildlife trusts

Why Choose Treeclear UK?

When you choose to use TreeClear UK for your peatland restoration in Cheshire, you choose a company with great competence, skill and experience.

We have a proven track record of projects and would be delighted to show you our portfolio of work upon request – we also showcase some of these on our website. We are committed to using sustainable equipment and processes in order to get your peatland back to how it should be.

Our clients are diverse as we provide peatland restoration services for private estates, farmers, wildlife trusts, national parks, and more which demonstrates our ability to take on a multitude of project types. Have absolute confidence that Treeclear UK is a top company for peatland restoration and always reach out to us for more information if you would like to.

Here are some key qualifications and accreditations for complete of peace of mind:

ISO 9001: Quality Management System
ISO14001: Environmental Management System
CHAS: Contractors Health and Safety
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
City & Guilds NPTC certified, including FMOC qualifications
Membership with the Forest Industry Safety Accord (FISA)

Contact Treeclear UK

Looking for more information or to discuss bespoke requirements with our team?

Call us on 07813 140 683 or use the contact form to discuss your requirements.

Our Customers

Treeclear UK are trusted by some of the UK's leading organisations

A competent contractor, always willing to innovate and problem solve. Considerate about the quality of their works, whilst still delivering good value for money. Have used, are using, and will continue to use for a variety of woodland tasks.

- Will Livesley

I have used TreeClear UK as contractors for the last nine years and have always been really impressed with their service and approach to each job. Anthony Lambert and his team bring extensive knowledge and experience that is applied with diligence to difficult work sites. The use of their low ground pressure tracked machines on peat mires leave very little impact on sensitive vegetation. Their bespoke mulching equipment has efficiently dealt with really dense stands of rhododendron and regenerated Sitka spruce, reducing material to a manageable chip mat. Our landowners and other clients have been extremely pleased with the end result. I would always recommend TreeClear UK for clearance work on sensitive tree/shrub clearance sites.

- Marcus

Treeclear removed trees, scrub and rhododendron during the winters of 2021/22 and 2022/23 at on of our National Nature Reserves. They delivered an excellent service; competent, practical and efficient on a complex and hazardous site. Their understanding of the difficulties in working on a raised bog and their expert use of specialist equipment was integral to the successful delivery of the project which has allowed us to restore key parts of the habitat to benefit biodiversity and help reduce CO2 emissions.

- Jim