Moorland ground can be damaged in several ways. Fires that burn for days, damaging the fragile peat substrate of the moor can leave deep scars in the landscape, taking decades to heal naturally. DMS can repair scars where peat remains by carefully preparing the ground and re-seeding it with heather seed or native grasses.
Large numbers of walkers in many upland areas have led to heavy use of footpaths, leading to track erosion and damage. The same is true of older bridleways and damage caused by mountain bikes. On many byways open to all traffic (BOATs), increased usage by 4×4 vehicles for recreation has resulted in widespread harm both to surfaces and, often, the areas on each side of the track.
Even in cases where damage is so extensive that a wide margin of ground is affected, DMS has the expertise and specialist equipment to restore the Right of Way, in the process making it robust enough to withstand further damage, as well as reinstating and repairing the damaged ground on either side of the path, bridleway or BOAT.
