Tuesday, 10 July 2018
Bracken Management event
Bracken Management event
At Llangunllo Village Hall, Llangunllo, Knighton LD7 1SW
The Powys Moorland Partnership (PMP) and the Heather Trust are jointly hosting a Bracken Management day in Llangunllo village hall, Powys on Tuesday 10 July 2018.
Starting at 10:30 with refreshments the morning session will consists of talks from various bracken specialists. The afternoon session will take place on nearby Beacon Hill and will include visits to bracken areas treated over the past 3 years and machinery demonstrations.
Morning Speakers:
- Prof Rob Marrs – Liverpool University,
- Nigel Elgar – Welsh Water
- Jonathon Harrington – Optima Excel
- Simon Thorp – Heather Trust
Afternoon machinery demonstrations on Beacon Hill:
- Sam Griffin – Logic Weed Wipes
- Chris Egelson – Drone spraying
- Daltons Lampeter – who in conjunction with Welsh Water offer free hire of logic weed wipers in the Towy, Teifi and the Wye catchment area.
- Frank Alviti – McConell – Robocut Remote Control Technology.
- Mike Davies – M D AIR SERVICES. Mike only in attendance.
If you would like to attend, for catering & transport purposes, please could you let the PMP project officer, Catherine Hughes know by 12 noon on 3 July 2018 – email: catherine@powysmoorlands.cymru. If there is a large demand, numbers may need to be restricted.