First thinning of new woodland

[spandit]

My woodland that I planted 10 years ago is doing well and includes a load of naturally seeded birch. Cut a few down today as well as some grey willow that I'd previously pruned. Should give me a few days of firewood and I didn't have to touch any of the trees I actually planted!

 

[spandit]

Planning on more thinning this winter. The branch logger should arrive soon and sort the ones I chop pretty quick. Got a double row of poplar and think I'll take down half of them to allow the remainers to flourish. Assume they'll survive and coppice anyway. Got masses of willow and birch to remove, as well as the odd oak. May see how it copes on gorse too

[spandit]

Felled a few decent sized alder (big for me) as well as some willow, birch and oak. It's soaking in that part (and some of the stuff was cut on the smaller of my two private islands 🙂).

 

 

This alder was planted 11 years ago

 

The branch logger does choke up on the brash but it does the job. Got 6 nets out of the smaller stuff - would be really useful to be able to swing the bag chute out of the way as I think it would help with jamming. The arisings help grip in the mud anyway

 

[GarethM]

Hope you have a felling license there as that looks a little more than thinning.

[peds]

I like your nails.

[spandit]

Just now, GarethM said:

Hope you have a felling license there as that looks a little more than thinning.

You're allowed to fell 5m3 a quarter - this is nowhere near that amount (and a lot of it is under 8cm diameter so exempt anyway)

[spandit]

2 minutes ago, peds said:

I like your nails.

Thanks! Bonfire society thing...

[GarethM]

5 minutes ago, spandit said:

You're allowed to fell 5m3 a quarter - this is nowhere near that amount (and a lot of it is under 8cm diameter so exempt anyway)

Weren't you trying to sell the stuff as well, I remember something about buying the branch logger via a business.

 

It's 5m3 personal

[spandit]

9 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Weren't you trying to sell the stuff as well, I remember something about buying the branch logger via a business.

 

It's 5m3 personal

I may do in future. Branch logger currently just a personal purchase. I'm allowed to sell 2m3 but I'm assuming the exempt stuff doesn't count towards that

Edited November 7 by spandit

[peds]

12 minutes ago, spandit said:

Thanks! Bonfire society thing...

 

Is there a secret handshake as well?