Hundreds of trees have been planted at Panshanger Park, an estate in Hertfordshire.

These newly planted trees will be protected for generations to come with the help of fencing specialist Cotswold Decorative Ironworks.

The company supplied 272 estate tree guards to the park, designed to protect the growing saplings - The guards are designed to protect the growing saplings – including oak, small leaf lime, Scots pine, shrub species and silver birch – from deer, as well as the estate’s herds of native English longhorn cattle and iron age pigs, which are part of a regenerative grazing scheme.

Cotswold Decorative Ironworks was appointed to supply the tree guards by Maydencroft Ltd, a land management consultancy in Hertfordshire who have been supporting Panshanger Park owners, Tarmac, with the restoration of the park for the past seven years.

Jez Perkins, head of grounds and estates at Maydencroft, comments on the job:

“We looked at various suppliers in terms of parkland fencing and tree guards, bearing in mind sensitivities of the estate and the aesthetic we wanted to achieve.

“Cotswold Decorative Ironworks were key in terms of affordability, but the quality of their products was very high."

The project got underway in April 2024 and was complete last month. It is part of a wider restoration of Panshanger Park, which has been funded by a range of stakeholders including Tarmac, Historic England and Natural England.