We provide design, consultancy and site contracting services in support of all areas of our work, either as a turnkey package or to fulfil particular work sections of larger projects. 

Countryside infrastructure & access work 

Rights of Way management such as path building, bank stabilisation, vegetation cutting, drainage works, gates and fencing. 
Structures including bridges, boardwalks, pond dipping platforms, cattle grids, steps and ramps. 
Signage, waymarking, seating and sculptural installations. 
Water supply and livestock trough systems. 

Renewable energy asset landscape and ecology 

Site survey, design and specification of Landscape & Ecology Management Plans in support of planning applications and Biodiversity Net Gain assessments. 
Reports, ‘sense-checking’ and value engineering of existing management plans. 
Site works and maintenance including planting, seeding, fencing, ponds, ecological mitigation and enhancement, mowing, hedgerow management, injurious weed control, infrastructure installation and maintenance. 

Habitat management 

Specification and undertaking of habitat management from small areas to large integrated schemes requiring master planning and phased delivery. 
Heathlands: seeding with brash from donor sites, scrub work and felling, heather and gorse mowing, scrapes, veteranizing trees, drainage blocking. 
Woodlands: planting, felling, thinning and coppicing. 
Grasslands: seeding, overseeding, scrub management, mowing and cut & collect operations. 
Hedgerow management: flailing, laying, coppicing & gapping up. 
Ponds, riverbanks and wetlands: excavation, de-silting, re-profiling, re-connecting, stabilising, planting and seeding. 
Vegetation management including invasive and injurious weed control, mowing, Rights of Way cutting and planting establishment. 

Operated plant hire 

A fleet of modern machinery available to hire for the day - or longer - with qualified and experienced operators. 
140hp medium sized tractor with attachments including heavy duty cut & collect flail, roller, scarifier, loader arms, grab, loading shovel etc. 
3t excavators with attachments such as flail head, grab, tree shear, post knocker, breaker, auger, concrete mixer, ripper tooth, riddle, land rake etc. 
A variety of smaller plant, including our all-terrain ride-on brushcutter, 2,000L water bowser, rough-cut pedestrian mower, and all manner of portable landscape and construction equipment. 

Landscape architecture and ecology services 

Our team of in-house landscape architects and ecologists provide professional services through all RIBA project stages in support of the creation of spaces for people and biodiversity. 
Landscape design and specification work including concept design, artistic impressions, technical construction drawings, management plans, protected site and species consents, planning applications, Flood Risk Activity Permits, Ordinary Watercourse Consents, Felling licence applications, reports, tenders… 
Biodiversity Net Gain, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Natural Flood Management, Landscape & Ecology Management Plans, reserve management… 
Our Project Officers are all SMSTS qualified with significant experience developed on the tools delivering work onsite, ensuring that our solutions are pragmatic, cost-effective and sustainable. 

Tree surgery 

Aerial and ground-based tree surgery with a particular focus on biodiversity conservation techniques: creating standing deadwood and 'veteranising' trees to mimic features associated with senescence. 
Felling, reductions and pruning as part of habitat management or tree safety works. 
Planting, establishment, formative pruning and watering. 

River, pond and wetland works 

Aquatic habitat creation and management from wet grassland and fen to ponds, lakes and rivers. 
Construction of new aquatic habitats through a variety of installation techniques and lining options including EPDM, puddled clay, puddled chalk, bentonite and natural seasonal waterbodies. 
Bank stabilisation techniques including a variety of soft, hybrid and hard revetment options such as coir rolls, fascines, brash mats, living willow, rock rolls, plastic sheet piling and concrete. 
De-silting and re-profiling of channels and ponds with long-reach and floating excavators. 
Removal of non-native invasive species. 
Native aquatic planting and creation of associated complex and marginal habitats, and wider landscape connectivity. 

Habitat creation 

Survey, design, specification and delivery of new habitats 
Terrestrial habitat creation; earthmoving and groundworks, ground preparation and seeding, planting, ecological enhancement features. 
Ponds, riverbank and wetland creation. 
Aquatic and terrestrial planting and establishment. 

Ecological mitigation and Biodiversity Net Gain 

Our company has extensive experience of land management for biodiversity, with many of our senior staff drawn from reserve management and reserve creation roles. This ensures that our solutions are routed in both ecological understanding and practical know-how, and can design an appropriately phased scheme that minimises impacts on biodiversity. 
Our designers are experts at incorporating habitat features in a considered and meaningful way, to ensure that the Biodiversity Net Gain metric is not merely an exercise, but also contributes to a functioning, connected and resilient landscape. 
Securing permits for protected species, whether under standard rules, bespoke permits from Natural England or delivered under Class licence, we can ensure that our work is delivered sensitively and legally. 
We are experienced at designing and installing mitigation works such as alternative habitat provision, exclusion fencing, hibernacula, nest boxes etc. 
For in-depth species experience, we have a network of recognised experts and ecological authorities that we can bring in to consult and identify a way forward. 

SuDS and natural flood management 

Site survey, modelling, hydrology and water budgets. 
Landscaping and native planting schemes to trap pollutants, attenuate water and maximise biodiversity. 
Installation and maintenance. 

Visitor centre and educational installations 

Concept to construction design packages, specifications, visualisations, masterplans. 
Educational and engagement spaces such as school pond dipping. 
Interpretation. 
Themed landscapes. 
Walk-through aviary experiences. 
Discovery trails and natural play. 

Captive breeding, ark sites and reintroduction support services 

Feasibility studies, site investigation, reports. 
Animal enclosures with associated species requirements. 
Design and build of rearing facilities. 

Client testimonial 

“Following recommendations from colleagues here at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, I have been delighted to work with Morton : Pattison to establish a new safe haven for Hampshire’s endangered white-clawed crayfish, the only species of crayfish native to the UK. Their ability to understand the ecological needs of the species, and apply that to their design and delivery plans for the creation of a new pond in north Hampshire, has made our decade long quest to create a crayfish arksite a real possibility.” 
- Dr Ben Rushbrook, Principal Ecologist, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust