First decent felling job info required

[tomm156]

Hi All,

 

I have recently been given a small site to clear fell in exchange for the timber. It's just over half an acre of ash and syc roughly 12-16 inches at the bottom.

 

The land owner all ready has a felling licence as he is part of a management scheme. Not seen the paperwork but will heck before we start work.

 

The site has a road bordering it with a earth bank, we will be felling up to the bank and leaving the smaller trees that are in the bank in place.

 

Apart from ensuring the felling licence is in place is there anything else?

 

I will be putting up signs on the road before the site warning of tree works being carried out but do I need to inform highways of the work even if I am felling on private land? The road probably gets about 20 cars a day max and is single car width with pull ins to pass.

 

As you can probably tell I am a bit out of my comfort zone with this being my first decent size clear fell job so any help is appreciated.

 

Just to add we have a 8t machine with selector grab booked to move and help with any trees that are leaning towards the road.

 

Any help greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks

 

 

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[TheHungrySquirrel]

I'd sign the road and leave any edge trees till last.

Clear the coupe inside and behind them and then you can rope them back in.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

On the admin side, be prepared for potential questions / objections / obstruction (and requests for wood) from Joe Public or Parish councillors. Consider wether an informative note in parish magazine or a discussion with PC prior to start date might be worthwhile - sometimes information avoids confrontation.

 

Just interested, does the value achieved from doing the work cover the cost / effort?

[john k]

I'd be surprised if the value of the timber merits getting that sort of machine in. Nice to have though!

[john k]

Why are you putting signs out? If you're going to drop stuff into the road you'll need more than signs. If you're not going to drop stuff in the road you won't need signs!

[skyhuck]

Why are you putting signs out? If you're going to drop stuff into the road you'll need more than signs. If you're not going to drop stuff in the road you won't need signs!

 

Indeed.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Why are you putting signs out? If you're going to drop stuff into the road you'll need more than signs. If you're not going to drop stuff in the road you won't need signs!

 

Exactly.

 

Sounds like a dogs dinner on the cards.

[tomm156]

The Machine going to be used on site for other work prior to the felling so only additional costs for me is the grab for a week. No trees will fall into the road but for the sake of putting a couple of signs up seems a sensible thing to do.

 

 

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[tomm156]

Exactly.

 

 

 

Sounds like a dogs dinner on the cards.

 

 

Dogs dinner?

 

 

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[County 764]

Some terrible advice, Just get on and get the trees down.

 

Why would you ask around trying to find objectors, madness

 

First question would be can you actually fell the trees in questions? if in doubt get a good cutter in to push it on.