Phone lines and felling around them.

[Donnie]

I’ve a small woodland to clear up and it looks like such a good job and for what seems like a really sound woman. 
 

There is a phone line running alongside the fence line, there is a tree blown/half blown parallell to the fence/phone line that I would likely to get out. 
 

A few trees that are blown towards the powerline that the tops may clip them when I take them down. 
 

I’m insured to fell around this sort of thing, but I am wondering the best way to get this one away from the line. Scared it will clip the line on its way down when I fell it with the lean. 
 

 

Has anyone ever caught a line and how much did it cost?

[Mick Dempsey]

Sure it’s just a phone line?

[GarethM]

Looks like power line to me, maybe shared with fibre ?.

 

What's on the other side, like a bell shaped thing ?.

Edited September 7 by GarethM

[Donnie]

Also talked to the customer and seems like I’ll be mulching the forest floor as they are wanting it all clean as possible and split all the firewood up for them afterwards. 
 

I think it is just a phone line… How would I be sure? Cheers Mick

[Mick Dempsey]

Dunno, looks a bit thick for just telephone though.

TBH there should be others more utility arb savvy who should know.

[Donnie]

If it’s a powerline that kinda changes things. 
The tree is dead as hell so I don’t know if anyone would be keen to climb it? Barks falling off it and going that dusty/crispy way. 

[GarethM]

Definitive would be speaking to the DNO and ask if there's an asset in that location.

 

The thing that screams power to me is the metal trunking.

 

Speak to the DNO and they'll do all that for free, eventually.

[Joe Newton]

Power line: contact DNO and they'll either drop the line for you or do the work for you.

 

Phone line: buy a couple of BT junction boxes, snip the line inside of the tensioning wire, unwind and stow. Reconnect after. Make sure it isn't fibre before you snip.

[Donnie]

What is the DNO?

[GarethM]

Distribution network operator, northwest it's ENWL.

 

And it's not a free phone number here, got stung for a fiver asking for wayleave paperwork for my land.

 

Might need a wayleave if they've only recently bought it, plus point that's a few quid a year as a bonus 🙂

Edited September 7 by GarethM