Most original objection to tree felling/work?

[forestboy1978]

38 minutes ago, Dan said:

We had been asked to fell a small tree on one of the greens near the centre of Cambridge and someone hung up bits of toast in it to attract bat's so we couldn't fell it! 

Wow that's amazing. You have to give them credit for that. 

[Mark Bolam]

Not very original, but I’m sure we’ve all heard ‘You’re not allowed to fell oak trees - they’re protected’.

 

Nothing close to J and Dan’s belters yet!

[Big J]

7 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Not very original, but I’m sure we’ve all heard ‘You’re not allowed to fell oak trees - they’re protected’.

 

Nothing close to J and Dan’s belters yet!

I did have a 15 minute conversation with a couple of awfully nice ladies who trotted through (on their horses, I should clarify) site today. They have a farm up the valley and were also concerned a bit about the works. I had to explain forest management for them, and stress that if people want products like oak framed houses, oak trees have to be felled. 

 

Either way, had more praise from the National Trust for the work on the first side of the site, so all good. No actual objections or complaints, which isn't bad going for a 950 tonne job in a public place in mid winter.

[Mark Bolam]

If people want oak J, they should just buy it from timber merchants.

They’ve always got loads.

 

It’s disgraceful felling trees to get it instead.

[the village idiot]

5 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

If people want oak J, they should just buy it from timber merchants.

They’ve always got loads.

 

It’s disgraceful felling trees to get it instead.

One of the shoot syndicate in the Wood I manage was upset that I was felling Oaks. 

 

He said that they represented our country's heritage, that the British Navy had been built on the back of them.

 

Go figure!

[Matthew Storrs]

1 hour ago, the village idiot said:

Only the ones bread in captivity.

 

Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

Oh that was good- very good!

[Wonky]

9 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Oh that was good- very good!

Yeh, I thought so as well.  I think it got batted over from the looming work thread ?

[Stubby]

9 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

If people want oak J, they should just buy it from timber merchants.

They’ve always got loads.

 

It’s disgraceful felling trees to get it instead.

I actually had a bloke say that to me once . It was only a small job cutting up a snapped out limb from a large ash . To the untrained eye it could of looked like I had felled a tree . He said what are you doing . I said I will just cut it up for fire wood ( not yet knowing his attitude toward me ) He said I was disgusting and why don't I just by some fire wood like every one else ?  I had no answer !

Edited March 1, 2019 by Stubby

[Haironyourchest]

Not that one! Fairies live in that one!

[Khriss]

"What are you doing! That's my tree ! And why is my shed open ?" k