Oxford is gravel country. The sandy, gravelly hills north of Lake Orion are why the township is full of gravel pits, and between the pits are kettle lakes like Stony, Clear, Tan and Davis and big wooded lots strung along Seymour Lake, Ray, Coats and Baldwin roads. The Polly Ann Trail runs up the old rail grade through the village, and north of it the lots get bigger, the roads turn to dirt, and the horse fences start.

Ground that drains this fast grows brush quickly. Old pasture goes to autumn olive, sumac and aspen suckers; the oak woods around the lakes fill in underneath with buckthorn and cherry saplings; gravel-pit edges and the back corners of five-acre lots turn into thickets nobody has walked in years. Oxford is about thirty-five minutes up M-24 from Royal Oak. The machine grinds all of it into a chip layer where it stands, the oaks stay, and there is no pile to burn.

Where we work in Oxford Township: the Village of Oxford, Thomas, Oakwood, Waterstone and the Seymour Lake, Ray, Coats and Baldwin road corridors.

Common Jobs in Oxford Township

  • Wooded building sites on the dirt roads north and west of the village, cleared to the house footprint, drive and septic area with the keeper oaks flagged.
  • Backyard reclamation on the lake and subdivision lots around Stony Lake, Clear Lake and Waterstone, where buckthorn has taken the back third of the yard.
  • Horse pasture and paddock reclamation north of the village, with fence lines opened for new board or wire.
  • Hunting parcels toward the Addison and Lapeer County lines: access trails, stand approaches and shooting lanes.
  • Brush hogging of open fields and old hay ground that has gone a few seasons without a cut.
Wet ground along the Polly Ann Trail corridor. Low spots like this are scheduled for frozen ground or the dry weeks of late summer.
Wet ground along the Polly Ann Trail corridor. Low spots like this are scheduled for frozen ground or the dry weeks of late summer.
A tracked forestry mulcher grinding saplings and brush in place inside a hardwood stand.
A tracked forestry mulcher grinding saplings and brush in place inside a hardwood stand.

Questions We Hear in Oxford

Can you clear the sandy hills in Oxford without tearing them up?

Yes. The machine runs on wide tracks, and the chip layer it leaves is what holds the sand while grass comes back. We plan the route in and out on site so the lawn and the drive are not rutted.

Do you work on small lots inside the village?

Yes. A village backyard that has grown shut is usually a half-day job, and there is no brush pile left at the curb. Send photos of the gate or side yard and we will tell you how we would get in.

Do you clear hunting parcels and trails around Oxford?

Yes. The parcels toward the Addison Township and Lapeer County lines get access trails, stand approaches and shooting lanes cut from late summer into October, mulched so the walk in is quiet. Flag the stands and cameras and we work around them.

Overgrown Ground in Oxford?

Send the address and a few photos through the quote form, or call. You will get one project price for the whole job, travel included.

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