MONASTERY PARK – COSTINGS FOR PROPOSED RE-DESIGN – APPENDIX 6
CLLR HARRIS
I have broken down the project into specific tasks, most of which can be done concurrently with a
large enough team.
Man days are charged at £100 per day, though this may be lower and I hope we can achieve most
of the work using volunteers.
£
(inc VAT)
Path
10 man days
Dig to depth of 100mm and use spoil to build up path edge by 100mm
Crushed hardcore to 100mm
20mm (max) hoggin to surface
Wacker plate 16”x22”
Flower Borders
3-4 man days to construct
Public contributions
Volunteer labour
Collection, sorting & weeding (bindweed, dandelion etc.)
Seating
4 man days
Supply
Plaques
Sponsors (Nockolds, Waitrose, A&B, Branson, BSTC (?))
Wild Flower Areas
2 man days
British wildflower mix
Bank
5 man days
To lose spoil from other areas and to level off upper area
Strip / peel back turf but leave attached to subsoil at either side of fill
Use soil excavated from path to build up a bank
Re-cover with turf including ‘stitching’ in new turf from lower path area (similar sward)
Landscape Childrens’ Area
4 man Days
Seed
Turf cutter
Turf (from path excavation)
Circular Hedge
3 man days
Dig out a trench 12” (300mm) deep and 6” (150mm) wide
Lay well-rotted manure along base of trench
Plant whips 15” (375mm) apart (if two rows, each row must be 15” apart)
Backfill
Recommend Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), Beech (Fagus sylvatica) & Field Maple
(Acer campestre) as mixed hedging
90p per whip
1,000.00
310.00
472.00
59.00
400.00
400.00
5,304.00
190.00
-2,652.00
200.00
39.00
500.00
400.00
34.00
42.00
300.00
25.00
121.00
Turf Maze
2 man days
2’ wide path
Turf (from path excavation)
200.00
Northern Entrance Steps
4 man days
Materials
Incorrect tread height introduces trip hazard
Should be 6” (150mm) treads
Requires suitable handrail - replacement suggested
Move QEII Tree
2 man days
Carefully dig around old tree and lift
Excavate a similarly dimensioned hole 15 m further north-west in the field
Replant
Fill old hole
Signage
1 man day
Name of park
History
Rules & Regulations
Number to call in case of emergency / vandalism etc.
Plan of park / concept
400.00
300.00
130.00
200.00
100.00
200.00
Other
Power & Water
Charges For Events
Uses
TOTAL
8,674.00
Reducing to £6,022 if we get sponsorships for the seats
Further reducing to £1,922 if we get all the volunteers we need
Useful contacts
Breedon Special Aggregates
Breedon Quarry
Main Street
Breedon on the Hill
Derby DE73 8AP
Tel : 01332 694001
Fax : 01332 695159
specialaggs@breedonaggregates.com
www.breedonaggregates.com
The National Trust
PO Box 574
Manvers
Rotherham
S63 3FH
Tel : 0844 800 1895
Breedon Golden Amber Self-binding 12mm
fines Limestone Gravel and Breedon Wayfarer
6mm to fines leisure use
to
Email : enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk
Fax : 0844 800 4642
Raynham Road Industrial Estate
Bishop's Stortford
Herts. CM23 5PB
Tel : 01279 755 353
Fax : 01279 501 030
Email : bishopsstortford@mjhire.co.uk
www.mjhire.co.uk/depot_bishopsstortford.aspx
GR8 Tool Hire
Birchanger Industrial Estate
Stansted Road
Bishop's Stortford
Herts. CM23 2TH
Tel :01279 505505
www.gr8toolhire.com/
Frimstone Ltd.
Ely Road
Milton
Cambridge CB25 9PG
Tel : 01223 205000
www.frimstone.co.uk
SRC Aggregates
Highwood Quarry
Stortford Road
Great Dunmow
Essex CM6 1SN
Tel : 01371 874212
www.srcaggregates.co.uk
English Heritage
1 Waterhouse Square
138 - 142 Holborn
London EC1N 2ST
Tel : 020 7973 3000
Fax : 020 7973 3001
Email : customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Hoggin is groundcover that binds firmly when compacted and comprises a mixture of clay, gravel,
and sand or granite dust that produces a buff-coloured bound surface. It is more commonly seen in
the south of England and at National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
properties. The material is aesthetically suited to older properties and is lower maintenance than
gravel alone since it does not need regular raking. Once laid, the surface is somewhat permeable
to water and therefore does not easily hold puddles or generate rapid surface runoff. It is
recommended that a compacted sub-base of larger crushed stone is laid prior to the top layer of
hoggin, especially if the area to be covered is soft ground, or prone to puddling. The larger rocks
provide a firm base for the hoggin, and improved drainage.
Tools
shovel
spade
wheelbarrow
vibrating roller / wacker plate
sand for marking out path
flexible edging
pegs to hold the edging in place
hardcore
Trees
The two obvious choices for a deciduous hedge are beech (Fagus sylvatica) Suitable for formal
hedges. Provides screening in winter as it retains brown leaves until spring and hornbeam
(Carpinus betulus). Similar to beech though it does not hold the leaves for as long. Better suited for
cold situations than beech Both form attractive green backdrops and they look very similar. But
hornbeam comes into leaf earlier and provides a green backdrop by late April. Beech often waits
until mid-May and for this reason alone the crimped, bright-green leaves of hornbeam are favoured
above the shiny, soft-leaved later beech. Also consider native Deciduous hedging Acer campestre
(field maple) M/L: Good autumn colour. Or a mix of all three.
Hornbeam is happiest on heavier, damp soil. Lighter, well-drained soils will favour beech instead.
Conversely beech hates heavy soil. Of the two beech is harder to establish and there are often
losses, basically because it's shallow rooted. New plants often suffer from beech aphid too. You
can also plant mixed native hedging that attracts wildlife, it will contain several native species but
do discuss your conditions. August is a good month to cut hornbeam and beech.
October is a perfect time to decide, order and plant bare-root hedging. And although these small,
inexpensive hedging whips (which measure 2 - 3 feet and cost an average of 90p each) look tiny
when planted, they will soon make a hedge that quickly catches up with expensive, containergrown plants.
Prepare the ground well and clear the weeds and add some compost or well-rotted manure to the
ground. Alternatively, use blood, fish and bone, adding it to the bottom of the planting hole. Each
whip needs to be 15 inches apart and each row 15-18 inches apart. If setting two rows, the planting
should be staggered and the weeds kept down by mulching and watering in dry weather.
Rabbit shields may be necessary to protect against rabbits and some may require staking. Bareroot hedging can be planted up to the beginning of March and whips can be stored in cool frostfree places in frosty weather. They must be soaked for a couple of hours prior to planting.