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Royal Forestry Society visit Althorp
 Tim Shardlow is doing his bit at the Royal Forestry Society whole society meeting at the Althorp Estate in Northampton. Tim is the Secretary for the Oxon Bucks division of the RFS and has assisted the estate, through his work at Nicholson’s with their woodland management since 1992. Tim can be seen here running through the breakdown of the woodland cover to the RFS members in attendance.
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Farewell Forester
Today is ‘D-Day’ for Mike Tustin our Forestry Manager on his last day here at Nicholsons. After 7 years of hard graft at Nicholsons, Mike is shrugging off the comfort blanket and moving on to pastures new. From a life of creating and managing woodlands Mike is going to put away his wellies, don the tweed jacket, get into his BMW and sell woodlands instead. At least he will be a salesman with a forestry background! At his leaving party last night w  e all learnt the truth about his lack of maps, getting stuck and his passion for lay-bys. His leaving presents were a map case from Andy, a tow rope (definitely needed for the new car), some chocolate for his lay-by spotting hours, a beautifully crafted lime wood anchor from Matt (our fellow tree surgeon) and an engraved axe (as seen in the picture) from the whole team here at Nicholsons. We would all like to wish Mike well for the future and thanks for the cakes (at last!). Who can I tease now??? Going to miss you Mike! Cx
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Mike Tustin Forestry Manager on his yacht
When not at the desk organising Forestry jobs or working at home you will find Mike Tustin relaxing at many a sailing event. This picture was taken at the Cotswold Federation regatta where Mike came second overall out of 36 boats on the hottest day so far. Note the tee shirt. Wouldnt it be nice if we could have weather like that now (During the summer).
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No Potholes - the entrance we deserve!
At last, I hear you all cry! We have sorted the potholes at the entrance to the Nursery. They had progressiveley got worse over the winter and were a real embarassment, but with the help of G Hill and Sons we have redone the entrance and it looks great. The approach is now what you expect from a company priding itself in Landscaping. It is much easier now to come and visit and we look forward to seeing you soon.
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When it is OK to bury plastic!
Faced with a structural problem of adding top soils behind a dry stone retaining wall – we were advised by our structural engineers ( Brenda Marsh at Hannah Reid ) to build up the levels in polystyrene blocks, designed for the purpose. The hole has been dug and blocks of polystyrene 610mm x 1200mm x 2400mm ( the size of a baby elephant! ) have been laid in. These blocks will be buried and a Spanish terrace built on top.
My only question remains as to what our successors will think in later archaeological digs when they strike polystyrene?
Posted by Liz Nicholson
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