
Willow Tit Habitat Creation
A habitat creation project to diversify the structure of a woodland by thinning areas of closed canopy and the creation of glades to develop an understory for the benefit of Willow Tits.
Client · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Elms Contracting Ltd · Company 10379504 · Trading heritage since 2013
Active·subcontractor & consultant·Head office Alfreton
ELMS Contracting Ltd specialises in environmental services, focusing on biodiversity and habitat restoration across England. With bases in West Yorkshire and Derbyshire, the company undertakes projects ranging from peatland and river restoration to habitat surveys and invasive species control. They partner with both public and private sector clients, delivering high-impact outcomes for aquatic and terrestrial environments.
As a CSCS and CPCS-compliant organisation, ELMS prioritises safety and professionalism. They are a living wage employer and accredited under Achilles UVDB and SMAS Worksafe Contractor schemes. Their consultancy and contracting solutions are designed to be flexible and effective, delivered by an experienced and friendly team.
The company's expertise extends to low ground pressure forestry, woodland management, and natural engineering solutions for rivers and wetlands. They also offer surveying and consultancy services to inform land management decisions, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to environmental conservation and contracting.

A habitat creation project to diversify the structure of a woodland by thinning areas of closed canopy and the creation of glades to develop an understory for the benefit of Willow Tits.
Client · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

A stream restoration project to create a more natural two stage channel from an existing steep sided drainage ditch, resulting in a more diverse stream channel and a wider range of marginal vegetation and wetland habitat across a more connected flood plain.
Client · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Cumbria
Successful tendering for consecutive years of Rhododendron regrowth spraying at Roudsea woods and Mosses NNR.
Client · Natural England

Completion of birch and rhododendron scrub clearance on Thorne and Hatfield Moors, including 150 hectares of scrub cleared in challenging peatbog conditions using low ground pressure machinery and motor manual clearance techniques, and 25 hectares of thick impenetrable mature rhododendron flailed to ground level.
Client · Natural England
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England.
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ELMS Contracting Ltd: Expert biodiversity restoration, peatland, river, and coastal habitat projects. Sustainable solutions for nature's recovery. Their listed services include Civil engineering, Groundworks, Site clearance, Landscaping and Drainage.
Elms Contracting Ltd is registered at ALFRETON, DE55 1BX, in East Midlands.
Elms Contracting Ltd states that it works across Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Midlands and Northumberland.
Companies House lists Elms Contracting Ltd as active.
Elms Contracting Ltd displays CSCS, CPCS, Achilles UVDB and SMAS Worksafe Contractor on its website.
Elms Contracting Ltd works in Infrastructure, Public and Agricultural.
Elms Contracting Ltd was incorporated on 2016-09-16, though the company says it has traded since 2013.
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