New woodland, built with better tools.
Mechanicus designs and plants woodland, and builds the drones, sensors and machinery that make large planting projects manageable.
Two disciplines, one site team.
Most woodland creation stops at the planting plan. We also build the technology that surveys, protects and maintains the ground afterwards, so the trees you plant are the trees that establish.
Woodland creation
From first walk-over to established stand.
- Design and species planningPlanting layouts matched to soil, slope, exposure and the outcome you want.
- Grant and approvals supportApplications and paperwork prepared alongside the design.
- Planting and protectionStock, fencing, guards and ride layout managed through to completion.
- AftercareBeating up, weeding and inspection to hit establishment targets.
Technology integration
Practical systems for steep, remote, awkward land.
- Drone survey and inspectionTerrain models, planting checks and fence-line inspection without the long walk.
- Terrain-aware digital twinsA virtual copy of the site for planning routes, planting and access.
- Machinery and telemetryCustom mowers and equipment with on-board compute, power and data logging.
- Systems integrationHardware, software and networking joined up so that it works in the field.
Engineering habits, applied to land.
Woodland projects run for decades, but the first three years decide most of the outcome. We treat that window like an engineering problem: measure the site, plan against real terrain, build what the job needs, and check the result.
When no off-the-shelf tool fits the ground, we design and build one.
- Based in
- United Kingdom
- Works on
- Upland, valley and farm woodland
- Scale
- Small plots to large creation schemes
- Approach
- Survey first, then design, then build
How a project runs.
Each stage ends with something you can see and approve.
Survey
Walk-over, drone mapping and soil assessment produce a model of the real terrain.
Design
Species, layout, access and protection planned against the model, with costed options.
Build
Planting, fencing and any custom equipment delivered and tested on site.
Monitor
Regular aerial and ground checks, with clear reports on survival and condition.
Tell us about your land.
Send a rough location, size and what you want the site to become. We will reply with what we would survey first.
david@mechanicus.co.uk