Looking For Winter work South East!

[mowandgo]

Currently self employed I have lots of work in the summer months mainly grass cuttting, hedge cutting, garden clearance that sort of thing. However in the winter this drys up and I never seem to have much to do I have been thinking about doing a chainsaw ticket I have seen tree surgeons working i dont think I would like to climb but ground work looks like my kind of fun so I have two questions. What do I need in terms of insurance, kit and tickets? How much work am I likely to find In this area and how long would the expence of the ticket insurance ect take to pay for its self? Any responce is welcome