helping wildlife thrive
~ for landowners large and small ~
My team and I help landowners and gardeners build wildlife-friendly strategies into the way they manage their property. Always sensitive to our clients' vision, we find ways to encourage biodiversity whatever your project and and help you access grants to fund it. Experience the satisfaction of having wildlife return to your land.
Our Clients
Some of the organisations we are proud to have worked with:
National Trust
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Natural England
Dartmoor National Park
Stop thinking, start biodiversifying
So many people these days are aware of the effects of modern lifestyles on the environment around them, and understand the need to conserve the natural world. An emerging feeling for wanting to do what they can on their own land leads inevitably to the question, where do I start? Not being able to answer it may lead to a certain amount of procrastination.
That's where the input of a good consultant is invaluable. There is a vast range of ways to encourage biodiversity from small steps such as planting a hedge rather than erecting a fence, to much larger, such as rewilding an entire field.
With my training and years of experience I can help you get the ball rolling and then come up with a strategy that keeps it rolling so that very soon you begin to see some real changes.
What our clients say
"Kevin just gets it!"
Linda - Constantine
"Highly recommended - we have appreciated his vision, innovative planning and pragmatic advice in all areas - big and small. "
Andy - Constantine
"Within a year we noticed much more wildlife within the grassland and the woodland. New flora has been allowed to grow with increased light levels and less competition, bringing with it more insects and birds."
Don - Skyburlowe
"Kevin was inspiring to listen to during his first visit. He explained the dynamics of each habitat, and how clever management would create a vibrant ecosystem within our land and the adjoining countryside."
Laurence - Cury
Case study: we got the badgers back
Garden and adjoining land near Constantine, West Cornwall
Linda and Andy recently bought five acres of land near Constantine and were keen to cultivate it in such a way that it was both beautiful to look at whilst at the same time being a haven for wildlife. At the centre of the land is the couple's garden and adjoining it are several areas with distinct characteristics including an orchard, a wetland, an oak woodland and a glade.
Creating a natural border
A public footpath runs adjacent to a boundary of the garden which had intrusive and aggressive leylandii running along its length. Rather than removing them and erecting a fence in their place, they were cut back to the main stems to provide a haven for insects. Amongst the upright stumps we planted over 900 bare rooted trees and roses, all having a high wildlife value. These saplings will soon grow into a wildlife hedge, creating a plentiful food supply and a safe shelter for many insects, birds and larger animals.
Diversifying the wetland
At the back of the garden is a wetland area that was over-run by invasive brambles, becoming a monospecies preventing the growth of smaller and more diverse plants. These plants were given a chance to thrive by removing the brambles, and have themselves encouraged a wider range of animals to come and feed off them.
Deer and badgers return to the top meadow
Another aggressive monospecies, bracken, had taken over the top meadow, crowding out ground-level plants and thereby the animals that feed off them. By regularly strimming back the bracken these plants were given a chance to return. Linda and Andy have been delighted to see deer, badgers and foxes again on their property.