Reedbed Habitat Upgrade: Coppicing & Tree Removal Tender in Ashton-under-Lyne

Invitation to Tender: Coppicing and tree removal to improve reedbed habitat

Closing date: Monday 10 August 2026

Closing date: Monday 10 August 2026 Salary: TBC Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time Multiple locations: Taunton, Somerset

Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve

Westhay Moor, Westhay, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9TX hybrid working

Are you interested in working on the coppicing and tree removal of a canopy to improve reedbed habitat across Catcott and Westhay Moor Nature Reserves?

Tenderers are invited to tender for the mechanical coppicing and tree removal to improve reedbed habitat across Catcott and Westhay Moor Nature Reserves.

Material to be processed and chipped, with chippings left on site at designated areas, and some trees being placed into lakes as eel/fish refuge.

To tender for this contract please download the information documents and submit with your written response, covering the following areas :

• Your experience and credentials in carrying out such work.


• An overview of how you foresee the work being completed


• A review of your own risk management processes in terms of project and site management


• An assessment of the key risks facing yourselves and primary (sub)contractor, and Somerset Wildlife Trust; and how you can provide specific support to us on these risks.


• A statement on how the equipment, mobile plant, construction methods and materials would be selected / sourced to minimize the environmental impact of the project on the peatland habitat and wider environment.


• A proposed timetable of works and resource allocation plan.


• An overview of how you will ensure you and the Trust are compliant with all Health and Safety requirements whilst the project is underway in line with relevant ISO standards and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 as a minimum.


• You should also confirm the role that subcontractors may have in the project, and their experience and credentials for undertaking such works.


• The organisation’s public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance including names of insurer, policy numbers and expiry date, the limits for any one accident and the excesses under the policy.


• The organisation’s written health and safety at work policy.


• The organisation’s Environmental Policy/Statements must be included.


• Any other information deemed to be appropriate and relevant to the Tender submission;


• Contact details of three organisations for which you have performed similar work and who may be approached for references.

The closing date is 5pm on 10 th August 2026. Please note that we will review applications throughout the advertising period and may close the advert early if a suitable applicant is found.

Somerset Wildlife Trust has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan and is committed to continuing to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of every aspect of our work; we know we need to engage with everyone to live our values and achieve our goals. We welcome applications from everyone and are happy to discuss any accommodations or arrangements that would make the recruitment process better for you, and the working environment should you be employed.