Netherlands – Planting and maintenance services of green areas – Overgangs- en aanvullend beheer Enbertsdijkvenen 2026-2028

State Forest Management is working in the Natura 2000 area Engbertsdijksvenen on the conservation and restoration of raised bog. In anticipation of hydrological restoration measures and in addition to already implemented development measures, more intensive management is necessary. This tender opens State Forest Management with the aim of carrying out three years of additional and transitional management on its properties within the Natura 2000 area. This mainly concerns measures in vulnerable nature areas that qualify as restored raised bog [H7120], with heathland around it. The work area is located approximately south of Kloosterhaar, east of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, west of Gravenlandweg and north of Bevensbeekweg. The work mainly consists of:

- Manual and mechanical removal of woody debris

- Manual and mechanical removal of exotics

- Cutting of ostrich ferns

- Mowing operations on grasslands, dikes and verges

The work is carried out in an area of approximately 600 ha. The measures consist of the manual and mechanical removal of woody debris [approx. 420 ha and approx. 205 ha], the manual removal of suckers of American bird cherry [approx. 145 ha], mechanical mowing of verges and dikes [approx. 29 ha] and the manual and mechanical removal of the exotics giant hogweed, Asian knotweed, late goldenrod and elderberry.

The contract amount has a ceiling of 578,500 Euro.