An Idiot's guide to Ancient Woodland management

[AJStrees]

As I suspected all along, he was using a Sony A7Riii with a 200-600mm lens.

Ah yes. Jolly good. That’s what I thought too. Lol! Nice kit though to be fair

[Mr. Ed]

Lovely photos Idiot! 

Nice to see you made it through the winter.

[the village idiot]

27 minutes ago, Mr. Ed said:

Lovely photos Idiot! 

Nice to see you made it through the winter.

Thanks Mr. Ed.

 

Only just made it through! We are just finishing off our third hectare this winter of big overstood Ash coppice and I'm pretty pooped. 

[Mr. Ed]

How big is big?

[the village idiot]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Ed said:

How big is big?

Typically 1-2 feet but TVI 2 has been doing some 3 foot diameter maidens today. (stop sniggering in the back)!

 

Most of them are leaners so we have to be careful.

 

The trees have quite a big canopy on them so they take a while to clear up.

 

 

[Woodsman1967]

3  hectares in a winter , sounds like you've been keeping busy ! Those big ash do take a while to tidy up . Do you have much dieback there ?

 

We've been felling some 80-90ft ash this winter thats suffering some dieback and the crowns shatter when they hit the floor

Edited March 4, 2021 by Woodsman1967

[Mr. Ed]

Understood.

Very overstood. 

And I assume they would indeed be very wonky, sticking out like daffodils in a bunch. Lots of first rate firewood though I assume.

I won't complain about my weekend work, which is trying to get as much firewood out of our 10 year old ash plantation before it all gets mulched and replanted. Being done under Ireland's Reconstitution Scheme. Six inches at best.

[the village idiot]

13 minutes ago, Woodsman1967 said:

3  hectares in a winter , sounds like you've been keeping busy ! Those big ash do take a while to tidy up . Do you have much dieback there ?

 

We've been felling some 80-90ft ash this winter thats suffering some dieback and the crowns shatter when they hit the floor

Ha! I think I preferred your post before you edited it! 😄 

 

Yes, lot's of dieback and exploding crowns on impact. 

 

We have noticed that a few of the crowns still look 'springy' from the ground so we are leaving these Ash to see how they look in leaf.

[the village idiot]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Ed said:

Understood.

Very overstood. 

And I assume they would indeed be very wonky, sticking out like daffodils in a bunch. Lots of first rate firewood though I assume.

I won't complain about my weekend work, which is trying to get as much firewood out of our 10 year old ash plantation before it all gets mulched and replanted. Being done under Ireland's Reconstitution Scheme. Six inches at best.

Yes indeed, we are going to have A LOT of firewood this year.

 

Looking forward to the splitting and getting stuck into some audiobooks and copious amounts of slow, heavy doom on spotify.😈

[Silverhooker]

Lordy you have been busy I did about 12 old syc stools this winter and it was hard work. Up side was good firewood for next winter. never mind 3 hectares ! 

You must be looking forward to spring for a rest !