First thinning of new woodland

[spandit]

1 minute ago, peds said:

 

Is there a secret handshake as well?

You'd have to join to find out

[david lawrence]

I have been getting lazy and putting mine into ventilated barrow bags. Saves time on the load up but they then need tipped out and put in buckets to get them into boiler 

swings and roundabouts

they seem to dry out fine

 

[spandit]

Forestry Commission coming to visit next week to discuss my felling licence application. Officer is called Zoltan, but I shall refrain from making any Big jokes 🤪

[woody paul]

1 hour ago, spandit said:

Forestry Commission coming to visit next week to discuss my felling licence application. Officer is called Zoltan, but I shall refrain from making any Big jokes 🤪

Probably best, as he or she maybe sitting in the shadows on here. 

Had a meeting a few weeks ago now with Forestry Commission the two young people that turned up new there stuff, and were very helpful give owner of wood a direct contact number to talk to them about any work we want to do in future. 

Edited December 3 by woody paul

[spandit]

I'm looking forward to their advice

[spandit]

Well they turned up today on a very damp and cold morning. Showed them what I'd done and talked about what I was proposing to do. He said the squirrel damage was the worst he'd seen for a long time. I've trapped 3 so far but I fear it's the tip of the iceberg. They're granting me a thinning licence 🙂

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, spandit said:

He said the squirrel damage was the worst he'd seen for a long time

It will be worse after thinning

[spandit]

12 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

It will be worse after thinning

 

They can't damage any trees if there are none left...

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, spandit said:

 

They can't damage any trees if there are none left...

You said thinning not clear fell. 😀

 

Anyway you may decide to coppice then store some of the damaged trees.

[spandit]

4 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

You said thinning not clear fell. 😀

 

Anyway you may decide to coppice then store some of the damaged trees.

If I felled all the damaged ones, it would be clear fell! It's so upsetting to see the damage. A decsde down the drain