Oak Removal

[David Humphries]

Sorry wee bro but you're wrong.

 

Ayrshire[as a whole] 21%, North Ayrshire 8% which is half the Scottish 16.78%

 

 

 

A man with a fact

 

Is that taking into account the planting in and around the Open Casts?

 

 

 

 

Nae worries Stevie, I'm sure you'll still be on Big Bros Christmas list

 

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

maybe dave but he is off mine, lol. i have been mis informed or big bro is talking porkies. but at least we are still twice the southern amount. but i will investigate further when i can be bothered.

[John Hancock]

I was travelling home from Worcester yesterday and nearly put the Discovery in the ditch when I saw what a local land owner had done – pushed over 12 ancient Pear trees (one of the original Worcestershire orchards) with JCB’s and diggers. Some might say ‘lovely bit of kit that’ but not me. My blood is still boiling 24hrs later!

 

Landowners are custodians of our wonderful trees, they have no right to fell without a damn good reason.

[Dean Lofthouse]

maybe dave but he is off mine, lol. i have been mis informed or big bro is talking porkies. but at least we are still twice the southern amount. but i will investigate further when i can be bothered.

 

Why dont you just go out and plant two trees, that should bring you up evens with the south .

 

PLANT TREES !!!! I hear you smart!

 

 

I'll give you a lesson when I next see you Stevie, show you how to do it, you'll need a bit of kit though for the lesson, spade and a post knocker will sufice for now, just have them to hand

[Dean Lofthouse]

 

Landowners are custodians of our wonderful trees, they have no right to fell without a damn good reason.

 

I would second that statement John

[John Hancock]

I would second that statement John

 

I took the camera into work today thinking I’d get some pictures on the way home, but to be honest it would have upset me to much. If I had my way I’d have strung the landowner up in the last remaining Pear tree. These contractors must have started work at dawn Sunday morning, and every one had been pushed over by 10am.

 

L/A Arbs get some stick sometimes but at least we put a thought process behind our decision-making.

[Stephen Blair]

we live in a selfish world john, i only know how the world works, all my above posts have been describing what i reckon happened, some in jest but i know why people cut down trees. Only the reason for cutting down a tree can make it ok or not in some folks eyes. I work for the customer, pure and simple thats my job. Thats how i make my money which pay my bills and keep a roof over my kids heads. I very rarely do work on big trees anymore, i tidy folks gardens to be honest, but i have taken a lot of trees down in the past, in early hours, on sunday mornings, bank holidays times where you know there will be less grief. All with permission but it is less hassle with fewer people about because time is money. It must be hard for you guys who's job it is to save and look after the publics trees to see them being felled, last night was mostly banter between dean and i for a bit of a laugh but i definately agree with a lot of you guys believes and knowledge on the matter, i just know the realities better.

[John Hancock]

Mate – if I was self-employed I’d be exactly the same. Providing comes first, morals second. It’s all too easy here in L/A land to forget what the real world is like out there sometimes, respect to you brother!

[Giles Hill]

Landowners are custodians of our wonderful trees, they have no right to fell without a damn good reason.

 

I know where you're coming from John, I also hate seeing old ditches filled and hedgrows removed, unfortunately a lot of custodians are either completely ignorant of the non-monetary value of these things, or they would rather not have the constraints that trees place on their land.

 

More importantly they often have every right to remove them. Your pear trees were probably removed for a good reason - it's just the reason might not seem good to us.

[David Humphries]

Agree with you all, respect due to anyone able to pull down a tree that size with what looked like considered expertise, but following on from your last few posts, I'll put my flag up where I am, as I doubt very much I'd be in this game if I was to consider self employed status, unless consultancy perhaps.

 

My trigger lust was sated many years ago, and I now get my kicks in trying to understand how these amazing life forms co-exist with all that we throw at them.

 

Not in anyway a knock at the saw men among us, that's your bag it pays your bills.

 

 

 

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