Trumps Farm landfill restoration programme
(9 February 2001)

Trumps Farm is a former sandpit which was used by Surrey County Council for the disposal of household waste from the early 1980's until its closure in 1998. The site covers approximately 17 hectares.

During spring 2000, RLCL were commissioned by Surrey County Council to prepare and administrate a contract to restore the site. The works carried out under the first phase of this contract included the establishment of a soil profile suitable for final landscaping and the enlarging, deepening and reprofiling of an existing pond to create a nature conservation wetland area.

The second phase of the restoration works shall include the final landscaping requirements. The overall intention of this contract is to reinstate the landfill to mainly agricultural grazing and meadow, with a landscape character similar to that prior to the construction of the M3 and M25 motorways.

Areas of woodland and transverse hedgerows are to be planted to reduce the visual impact of the site and create a field pattern which fits in with the character of the surrounding landscape. New planting will generally be native species similar to those found in the surrounding area. This will have a major role in integrating the site with its surroundings, creating a variety of wildlife habitats.

The final landscaping strategy is currently being tendered and the works are expected to commence in early March 2001.