Hawthorn Heavy Horses is a family run business based in Essex that specialises in using heavy horses for woodland and land management, using a combination of traditional and modern techniques. In addition we also run the Hylands Horses project at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, where as well as undertaking estate management using horses, we provide tourist carriage rides, wedding rides and educational demonstrations.

Currently we use two Suffolk Punch Horses called Holly and George, and a range of equipment from across the UK and the world.

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Horse Logging at High Woods - February 2010

 
We will be undertaking a days forestry work at High Woods Country Park in Colchester on Tuesday 2nd February 2010.  The aim is to extract Sycamore which is being thinned from a steep and remote area of the woods, to enable it to be used in the Park.  The aim of the thinning is to increase the diversity of species within the compartment, and thus requires a sensitive approach, making Holly and George ideal for the job.

 

 

Horse Logging Demonstrations Sept/Oct 2009

 
We will be demonstrating our forestry work at two events over the coming months.  On 27th September we will be taking part in the Norsey Wood Fair in Billericay between 12noon and 4pm, extracting large peices of Chesnut and Larch.  On 4th October we will be demonstrating the benefits of using horses for thinning operations at Thames Chase Community Forest, Upminster 11am to 4pm.

 

 

Bracken Rolling at Galleywood Common - June 2009

 

George spent 2 days bracken rolling at Galleywood Common, Chelmsford on 12th and 13th June.  Bracken Rolling is a very effective and environmentally method of controlling bracken, and makes a very positive contribution to the management of this Local Wildlife Site.

 

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