Fallen Beech Tree

[drshadrack]

We have a mature beech recently downed to the rear of our garden.  Tree was sited on the bank of a stream and has fallen across the stream and onto council land.  It is not blocking the stream but could possibly cause problems if we have any serious rainfall.  The problem is access the tree has fallen into young woodland and as such the only real means of access would b to apporach via the stream (it is not deep).  

It is our tree as our deeds go to the middle of the stream.

 

A few tree surgeons have had a look but they have advised that it is too big a job or have said that the costs of removal would be prohibitive. 

 

What we really need is a tractor or similar to drag it, say 500 yards up the river and onto the bank out of harm's way.

 

I wonder though whether there are any leftfield solutions that someone might have?

[Watercourse management]

I’ve spent the last 13 years removing trees and other blockages from rivers and streams for Idb and the Environment Agency,in the last year few years the management of said watercourses has changed from heavily modified to natural regression. This now means we try not to remove the blockage if possible but if we have to we do the minimum to let the water go,this approach encourages the return of natural meanders. Most of the responsibility for small watercourses has now past from the idb and ea to the landowner.

[TIMON]

Mr Bolam is dead right. We did a similar job recently. The bank was really steep and wet, the only way to keep my footing was to tie into a nearby tree. We quoted it for a day and it took two. Every cut had to be hauled out of the stream on ropes. The tracked barrow would have been useless and would have probably ended upside down in the stream.
Surprised no one put a price in though.

[Stubby]

22 hours ago, Watercourse management said:

I’ve spent the last 13 years removing trees and other blockages from rivers and streams for Idb and the Environment Agency,in the last year few years the management of said watercourses has changed from heavily modified to natural regression. This now means we try not to remove the blockage if possible but if we have to we do the minimum to let the water go,this approach encourages the return of natural meanders. Most of the responsibility for small watercourses has now past from the idb and ea to the landowner.

This I like . Too many natural water courses have been artificially " straitened "  .

[Martin du Preez]

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If its fallen onto coulncil land ring the council they have a department that deals in stuff like this so they may well give you access from there land or even arrange for it to be sorted by one of there approved contractors and forward the bill i dont think they add to the bill and generally there contractors will just move it with machine so might end up cheaper than a smaller tree surgeon taking longer to do it

[drshadrack]

Thanks all.  Council passed to the EA but i am having to chase them for progress reports.  Hopefully sitation will be clearer in a couple of days.

[Khriss]

...I would remove it - it will protect you from the zombie horders charging over it come the apocalypse .... K

[Khriss]

( AN dont say I didnt warn you !! ) K

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

But what if they come from the opposite direction - and that is the only escape route???

 

Dhooooooh!

[drshadrack]

15 hours ago, Khriss said:

...I would remove it - it will protect you from the zombie horders charging over it come the apocalypse .... K

...I didn't think you could survive or postpone the apocalypse!