Stolen Timber

[Forest2Furniture]

Warning to all woodland owners/managers.

 

I manage a small woodland in Sherwood Forest, mainly Sweet Chestnut.

Last year we felled some of the standards to make room for the new growth and open up the canopy. The timber was stack on the main ride with a view to mill up for post etc.

However, every Sunday morning for the last 3 weeks between daybreak and 10am someone has been coming into the woodland and helping themselves to the timber. They park outside the main gates walk in cut the timber up and walk out with it. We've heard from other woodland owners in the area who are having the same problem./

We think these people are doing the rounds on a Sunday morning before taking the wood to the Sunday market to sell.

 

 

Apart from the theft the most annoying thing is the blatant way in which these thieves work, no one questions you if your wearing a high vis jacket and carrying a chainsaw in the woodland, why would they!

 

Please be vigilant with your own timber stacks and don't let these scrum bags make from your hard work.

[skyhuck]

Is there a reason you have gone and confronted these thieves??

[Gyp]

A couple of these normally do the trick.

 

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[geoff]

I would get some lengths stacked in a favourable place for them last Knockings Saturday, & go wait it out on the sunday morning with a nice hot flask, once they have been caught I doubt they will return to your site.

[mendiplogs]

I would get some lengths stacked in a favourable place for them last Knockings Saturday, & go wait it out on the sunday morning with a nice hot flask, once they have been caught I doubt they will return to your site.

 

HI GEOFF your right there and tell to P.SS OFF mate thanks jon

[Lyn Ed]

if you know they come every sunday morning why not wait for them, leave them carry a load down to their vehicle then confront them and tell them to take it back or you will call the police.

[AlexB]

Do you manage to plot near windmill rdbt? I'll be in the Fc block on the other side of the road tomorrow morning. If you want someone to tag along save being on your own. Nothing vigilante, just so you're not on your own.

 

Pm me if it helps.

[doobin]

Do you manage to plot near windmill rdbt? I'll be in the Fc block on the other side of the road tomorrow morning. If you want someone to tag along save being on your own. Nothing vigilante, just so you're not on your own.

 

Pm me if it helps.

 

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[Michael C]

Maybe its Robin Hood thats taking it

[SteveA]

:thumbup:Liking it! Arbtalkers unite!

 

I also like this... should adopt our own 'ArbourHood Watch'

Maybe this is something that could be made more official (with police involvement)....

 

Here's a template to play with: