Veteran Tree Management Course

[Arran Turner]

The course is at hatfield forest on the 2nd and 3rd of feb, has anyone been to one before or is anyone going?

 

Im looking to go as long as its worth the £270 they want

 

Arran

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

cool thanks or posting, it better be good for that money

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

any details?

[andrew t]

Im up for that sounds great

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

cant find any details on google wheere was this advertise?

[Arran Turner]

cant find any details on google wheere was this advertise?

 

It was on a poster at college (Writtle College)

 

I gave them a call on 01279 870678, wait through all the options till it goes through to calling.

 

The bloke I talked to was Henry Bexley

 

Ive got the email for what the course consists of, I will happily forward it.

 

You will gain a cert of attendance for going.

 

Arran

[Arran Turner]

Veteran Tree Management Course

National Trust Hatfield Forest Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd February 2012

9am - 4pm Price: £240

 

Course Outline The course will cover specific issues related to the management of veteran trees and differences compared with conventional arboriculture. Topics covered will also include surveying a veteran tree population, interpreting and implementing a management plan, how to practically conserve a veteran tree, which techniques to use in different situations using some real life examples to be seen in practice from a MEWP. It will also look at the ways you can apply a veteran tree management plan to your own site.

 

Course leaders

 

Vikki Forbes

Vikki has worked in nature conservation since 1992. Up until 2003 in England at Burnham Beeches, Ashtead Common and Hatfield Forest. Since 2003 she has worked as a freelance ecologist in Sweden with Pro Natura. Vikki has worked with issues related to the ancient and veteran trees (surveying, ecology, training and practical management) throughout her working career and has surveyed in excess of 10000 veteran trees in Sweden and the UK.

 

Reg Harris

Reg is Director of Urban Forestry (Bury St. Edmunds) Ltd, an AA approved contracting company. Acts as an assessor for the AA on the Approved Contractor scheme and also represents the AA on the AFAG committee. Urban Forestry have been involved with Veteran tree work since 2000, predominantly at Hatfield Forest and Aspal Close in East Anglia, but also at several sites in Sweden.

 

Henry Bexley

Henry is Countryside Manager for the National Trust in Essex and South Suffolk. He has a practical background in forestry and arboriculture prior to joining the Hatfield Forest team in 2000. He assisted with the Forest’s veteran tree management programme from its inception in 2001 and has been responsible for its entire implementation from 2003 to the present.

 

Day 1

Morning – Indoors with presentations covering the following:

 

Background to Veteran Tree management

Conservation arboriculture

Differences from Shigo theory (stub length etc.)

Fungi and trees

Ageing process

How to interpret and implement veteran tree management plans

What to think about when putting out a contract

Other practical things to think about?

 

Afternoon:

 

Take a walk around Hatfield looking at examples the natural processes that trees go through when ageing

Retrenchment

Layering

Limb loss

Regeneration

Differences between pollards and maidens, young and veteran trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 2

Outdoors all day apart from the last two hours

 

Group splits to do two activities

 

Activity 1

Look at trees which have been cut, discuss what has happened. Demonstration from the ground.

Pole thinning

Retrenchment

Coronet/rip cuts

Look at a tree before cut

See a tree being cut – demo

 

Activity 2

Delegates go up into the trees on a platform and have a look at work that has been done up close. Demonstrations from the ground as well as in platform.

 

2-4pm approx - indoor session

Small groups to discuss what they have seen. How is it possible to put into practice back in your workplace/site? What questions remain unanswered? Summarise the two days. Discuss the Good Practice Guide.

 

To book, please call or email Nicky Daniel on (01279) 870678 /

 

[email protected]

[Arran Turner]

240 I lied:001_huh:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Vicki will give a great talk, loves what she does.

 

reg harris dont know nor henry so will be good to see what they have to offer too.

 

I reckon this will be a very worthwhile 2 days and is flipping good value IMO.

 

I will defo be on this one.

[RobArb]

Considering this one myself just need to raise the funds

 

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