OxEcology
Providing tree & ecological works, pond design, botanical surveys, management plans, Natural Flood Management design, fruit tree pruning & wildlife gardening services in the Oxford area
OxEcology Services
Ecological Works
Ecological Services
Garden Wildlife
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Pollarding
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Coppicing
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Tree felling
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Windblown tree-clearance
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Fen management and rewetting
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Log & woody debris dam construction
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Habitat pile construction
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Pond & wetland design
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Botanical Walkover Surveys
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Natural Flood Management scheme design
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Dipwell installation & monitoring
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Habitat Management Plans
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Amenity space biodiversity enhancement plans
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Fruit tree pruning
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Hedgerow management
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Wildlife Gardening advice
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Garden Pond creation
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Garden Wildflower meadow creation & management
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Deadwood & brash habitat pile construction
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Bee & Wild pollinator planting
Case Study: Fen Restoration
North Hinksey Parish Council
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Pollarding existing and making new pollards, felling willows and cross-cutting and removing windblown crack willows from the Louie Memorial fen. The purpose was to reduce shade and evapotranspiration from the willows, keep the fen water table high and allow natural fen vegetation to thrive. Large habitat piles were constructed from cut trunks, limbs and brash.
Case Study: Windblown Tree Clearance
Private Client, Dorchester-on-Thames
Cross-cutting and clearance of large windblown Weeping Willow limbs and construction of habitat piles from cut material in a residential garden
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Case Study: Fen Rewetting
Sub-contracted to Rod D'Ayala
Blocking a deep artifical drain in Raleigh Park Fen by constructing a series of log dams from adajcent felled scrub and trees. Dams were packed out with hand-dug soil to reduce leakage, with sections between dams filled with cut brash and timber. Purpose was to raise the water table to the surface, keeping peat wet and reducing flood risk downstream
Case Study: Fruit Tree Pruning
Private Client, Oxford
Carefully renovating old neglected apple trees in late winter which hadn't been pruned for some time. Removal or watershoots and re-forming an open structure to let light in, improve air circulation and encourage formation of healthy shoots and a new framework of fruiting branches.
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Case Study: Tree felling
Private client, Wantage
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Felling, cross-cutting and removal of a Silver Birch that was sadly planted to close to a residential property and had grown too large for its position
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About OxEcology
OxEcology was founded by Adam Bows to provide bespoke ecological services in the Oxford area, focussing on practical habitat restoration and creation, tree works, ecological surveys and wildlife gardening advice
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Following a career change from Sustainable Transport and many years volunteering for BBOWT, Adam gained a distinction in MSc Conservation Ecology at Oxford Brookes in 2021. Adam works for the Freshwater Habitats Trust, running OxEcology as a separate small business. Adam is passionate about reversing the decline of nature, and has a particular specialism in Oxford's rare Alkaline fens.
Adam is fully qualified and insured in tree works (felling up to 34cm diameter, cross-cutting, pollarding and coppicing). His knowledge of the local ecology, geology, hydrology, soil and climate enables OxEcology to deliver quality services and advice tailored to best support the flora, fauna and fungi in our area to thrive.