Tree Tragedy

[Andy Collins]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7420596.stm

[Dean Lofthouse]

It was a girl known to my daughter.

 

Details are sketchy at the moment but I'm sure we'll find out exactly what happened shortly.

[christreeroot]

Hi Dean - whats the wind been like and more importantly whats the local tree management like ( LA)....

[Dean Lofthouse]

Hi Dean - whats the wind been like and more importantly whats the local tree management like ( LA)....

 

Kirklees are one of the better LA's for tree management, you see them around and about all the time. I would say they are ontop of their job.

 

One of the problems is the wind is an easterly, from a totally different direction to normal and when we do get easterlys they are normally mild winds.

 

The wind hasn't been strong just a bit blustery. But surprisingly I have had two calls today for tree wind damage, one a split Willow and the other a large conifer waving about on its rootball.

[bob]

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1022010/Girl-13-killed-falling-tree.html

sadly i have had to deal with this tree today along with plenty more we have been very busy and have loads of privates to sort as well

[christreeroot]

 

Should this not have been picked up on routine inspection ?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Kirklees is a huge Authority, with hundreds of parks and woodland. In an ideal world every tree would be well managed, but they can't inspect every tree in Kirklees and to some extent rely on vigilance of the public.

 

The public don't know what to look for I know. I am always ringing them and Calderdale to warn them of dangerous or failing trees within a public area. I'm sure many on here do the same.

[Pete Mctree]

So sad, it was very close to my home.

 

 

Of all the local authorities Kirklees is the most active and responsable in it's tree care. The wind was from an unusual direction and reported gusts of approx 60mph at the time of the accident.

[sonic]

the thing with blame is no matter if anyone is to blame it won't bring her back i can only offer my deepest sympathys

[bob]

this was the not the first tree i have dealt with that has killed someone 5 previous deaths still makes you feel humble dissmantling the rest of a tree that has taken a life so tragically