the 'todays job' thread

[Gray git]

Possibly but where it was in a very used part of the parkland it was considered unnecessary as bouldering a woodland where trees of equal habitat value course little potential danger in comparison. This particular estate has many large veteran trees in among younger plantations which are.mostly left to there own devices.

The trunk is likely to be winched into the wood and left as offers little comershal value so will be left to the bugs and beasty decay squad.

[David Humphries]

Fringe trees like that one are fairly niche and critical for site biodiversity for tree nesting bird and bat species as they are more open for ease of access and are warmer due to exposure to the Suns direct Rays.

 

 

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[Gray git]

We are going back to monolith some other old ash and start a bit of retrenchment on some compromised oaks within the grazing fields outside the main hall grounds most of which were ear marked for a stump but talked the head forester into letting us give them a stay of execution. I think they fear the liability side of things after a jump stewards car was badly damaged at the last event when a large chestnut limb failed and hit it mid competition, luckily noone was hurt.

Can't save em all David.

[mendiplogs]

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HI HODGE i love large BUTTS :thumbup1:thanks jon

[mendiplogs]

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HI JOHN nice pics mate do you the no lorry chap you used thanks jon

[john p]

HI JOHN nice pics mate do you the no lorry chap you used thanks jon

 

Yes, he's based between Frome and Trowbridge

[Ian Flatters]

A few from today.

 

A quick hedge removal then the apprentice climbers first solo reduction on a small pyrus and then as a reward I let him go retrieve this large section of a poplar that failed.

[Mick Dempsey]

Not an enormous oak by any means but a large spread and some irritating fences.

Even the 076 got an outing!

Pic 1; Bit of self lowering

[Mick Dempsey]

You know, the stripped trunk. (Soz about the upside down bit)

Edited September 18, 2015 by Mick Dempsey

[Mick Dempsey]

Old school Stihl, poky but rattles a bit.