# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=forestry-landscape-works 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Woodland creation and landscape works at Skernaghan Point, Northern Ireland" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/1063fff7-cd07-44eb-be70-3affcb82d7b7/skernaghan-point-woodland-creation-national-trust-esop1000129" last-updated: 2026-10-13T19:35:48.718285+00:00 --- # Woodland creation and landscape works at Skernaghan Point, Northern Ireland The National Trust is seeking a contractor for woodland creation, native hedgerow planting, fencing and related landscape works at Skernaghan Point in County Antrim. The work also includes gates, access infrastructure, drinking troughs, ground preparation and six timber dams. Contracts Finder lists the contract value as £50,000; no award is reported. The notice says the contract is suitable for SMEs and invites a fixed-price quotation through the Proactis Plaza portal. Closing is 26 October 2026 at 4pm; no timezone is stated. The contract is scheduled to run from 9 November 2026 to 28 February 2027. - Status: open - Country: GB - Buyer: THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY - Submission deadline: 2026-10-26 (date) - Original notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/705f38d4-0e13-40c1-b57a-9d261b03f26e - Source checked: 2026-10-13T19:33:45.665369Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "1063fff7-cd07-44eb-be70-3affcb82d7b7", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-13T19:35:48.718285+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-13T19:33:45.665369Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/1063fff7-cd07-44eb-be70-3affcb82d7b7/skernaghan-point-woodland-creation-national-trust-esop1000129", "locale": "en", "title": "Woodland creation and landscape works at Skernaghan Point, Northern Ireland", "summary": "The National Trust is seeking a contractor for woodland creation, native hedgerow planting, fencing and related landscape works at Skernaghan Point in County Antrim. 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