Help. Neglected Hornbeam coppice

[greenmanconservation]

Good points above - best mention the felling licence too:

 

"In any calendar quarter a landowner is allowed to fell up to 5 cubic metres of timber on their property without a licence, so long as no more than 2 cubic metres are sold. These are the main exemptions:

 

1. Most tree surgery, pruning and pollarding.

2. Felling included in an approved plan under a Forestry Commission grant scheme (e.g. Woodland Grant Scheme)

3. Felling fruit trees, or trees growing in a garden, orchard, churchyard or other designated public open space.

4. Felling trees which, when measured at a height of 1.3m from the ground:-

1. have a diameter of 8cm or less; or

2. if thinnings (trees removed from amongst other trees to allow their growth) have a diameter of 10cm or less; or

3. if coppice or underwood (trees as a part of a layer below the main forest canopy) have a diameter of 15cm or less.

5. Felling trees immediately required to implement a planning permission.

6. Felling trees for work carried out by some service providers (e.g. electricity, water) and which is essential to carry out those services.

7. Felling necessary to prevent the spread of a disease and done in accordance with a notice served by the Forestry Authority.

8. Felling in compliance with an Act of Parliament"