Which retort?!

[Newbie Forester]

I think  The Village Idiot has an Exeter as well . It might crop up in his current thread about managing an ancient woodland . ( a great thread by the way ) or give him a P.M.

I've been reading that thread all day - awesome and inspiring. I'm starting a mini journey like his with a 30 acre ancient woodland with over stood hazel (but no conifer really)!

[Khriss]

I don't think 30 acre will do a charcoal effort, fr a business, my efforts at charcoal in soon stripped 10 acres in a season ( coppice basis ) . Woodland managers may be yr best bet. K

[Bolt]

Have you seen this most excellent thread started by 'Woodworks'?

 

 

If I remember correctly, a bit of info on the commercial builds with a bit of experimental build action thrown in!

 

[Newbie Forester]

I don't think 30 acre will do a charcoal effort, fr a business, my efforts at charcoal in soon stripped 10 acres in a season ( coppice basis ) . Woodland managers may be yr best bet. K

That's interesting to hear, thank you.

I'm hoping it won't be enough as I'm making that much. I love just in the national forest and theres a lot of 25 and under woodland that needs 1st thinning so I was hoping to target this as well.

[Khriss]

I got some Tilhill woodland of Birch. Cherry. Sycamore. In Yorshire- couldnt finish it, moved South, got Divorced etc - but was thinning out acre a week in summer, you get thru it faster than you think an that was on a 5 foot ring kiln. K

[headgroundsman]

54 minutes ago, Newbie Forester said:

That's interesting to hear, thank you.

I'm hoping it won't be enough as I'm making that much. I love just in the national forest and theres a lot of 25 and under woodland that needs 1st thinning so I was hoping to target this as well.

Which end of the National Forest are you. I have a small wood in Yoxall

[Khriss]

( yr retort will return better,  but you will still be short on wood) 

[Newbie Forester]

Which end of the National Forest are you. I have a small wood in Yoxall

Ha ha we're almost neighbours I'm in newchurch!

[Newbie Forester]

Which end of the National Forest are you. I have a small wood in Yoxall

Hi all, thank you so much for your input. I'm going to check out the presvess and the Exeter in action and then make a decision! All the best
Dave

[headgroundsman]

3 hours ago, Newbie Forester said:

Hi all, thank you so much for your input. I'm going to check out the presvess and the Exeter in action and then make a decision! All the best
Dave

Good luck I would be interested to see how you get on!