Our Deeside fallen stock collection service covers one of the most distinctive patches in our operating area – the stretch of Flintshire where the industrial corridor along the River Dee gives way, within a mile or two, to working dairy, beef and sheep farms on the rising ground behind Connah’s Quay, Shotton and Queensferry. Martlands provides fallen stock and ABP collection across the North West and North Wales from our DEFRA approved facility in Burscough, and Deeside’s position on the A494 and A55 corridors means it sits firmly on our regular collection rounds rather than at the edge of them.
Why the Border Makes No Difference to Your Collection
Deeside farms sit on the Welsh side of a border that many of their suppliers, vets and markets sit on the English side of, and keepers sometimes wonder whether that complicates fallen stock arrangements. In practice it does not. The UK-wide ban on burying or burning fallen stock has applied since 2003 on both sides of the border, the duty to arrange prompt collection through a licensed operator applies equally, and our vehicles work the Flintshire and west Cheshire rounds as a single patch. A farm at Northop Hall and a farm at Saughall get the same crews, the same paperwork and the same response times.
A Service Shaped Around Flintshire Farming
The holdings we collect from around Deeside range from dairy units on the flatter land near the estuary to sheep flocks running up towards Halkyn Mountain, and the pattern of losses follows the farming calendar – lambing losses in spring, the occasional adult dairy cow through the year, and store cattle from the beef finishers. Whatever the animal, the collection is handled the same way, with the carcass removed promptly, transported in dedicated vehicles and processed at our licensed facility. For adult cattle over 48 months there is the additional BSE testing requirement, which we handle in-house as a DEFRA approved sampling centre so that nothing is left for the farmer to organise.
Paperwork That Stands Up to Inspection
Every Deeside collection is issued with a Commercial Document and a Waste Transfer Note, giving the keeper a complete audit trail from farm gate to disposal. That record is what an inspection or an assurance assessment will ask to see, and because we are members of the National Fallen Stock Company and manage collections through the KoLeCt system, the booking, the collection and the documentation all tie together without loose ends. Our guide to the legal collection and disposal of fallen stock explains the framework in more detail for keepers who want the full picture.
Same-Day Availability on the Deeside Corridor
Because the A494 and A55 give fast access from our Burscough base, same-day collection is realistic across the whole Deeside area, and prompt removal matters here more than in most places – many Deeside holdings sit close to houses, footpaths and the industrial estates, so a carcass left waiting is a biosecurity risk with an audience. Our farm and fallen stock collection service is built around a rapid-response fleet for exactly this reason.
Covering the Towns and Villages Around Deeside
The same crews that serve Deeside itself cover the surrounding Flintshire towns, and we maintain dedicated local pages for Flint fallen stock collection, Connahs Quay fallen stock collection and Buckley fallen stock collection for keepers in those areas. Wherever you are on the corridor, the arrangement works the same way.
Booking a Deeside Collection
If you have fallen stock anywhere across Deeside or the wider Flintshire area, call Martlands on 01704 776977. One call arranges the collection, any required cattle sampling and the full set of compliance documents, with crews who know the local roads and the local farms.
