Hi there

[ShooTa]

mid term browser who's begun posting a bit more.

 

so thought i should introduce myself.

Alistair.

based in North Wales

am an estate owner who is endeavoring to bring back circa 200 acres of woodlands after a 60-100 year mismanage/no manage.

 

Have all of my tickets up to large trees which I've been lucky to learn under Phil Dunfords tutorlidge.

 

currently working my way through many old thinnings which are getting the woodstore back up to stock and passing on a few bits on to the local log man - although keen to keep some back to add to my woodland fund.

 

Phil kindly brings a few of his courses over to help out - so I'm aware that there may be a few of the newer people who've helped out.

 

So hi and thanks for all the fish./

 

and i guess finally if anyone wants any woodland to practice there skills in or any hedgelayers, stonewallers out there need space to do courses or whatnot - drop me a msg.

[codlasher]

Welcome!

 

I found that being able to offer 'land' facilities to the local training centre worked very well. 30 tons of firewood timber cut every year, trees pruned if needed.

A certain stump grinding firm also visited two or three times a year to train their newest recruits and this was also very handy.

codlasher

Edited January 11, 2014 by codlasher
Addendum

[Gnome]

Greetings.

 

Sounds very interesting. I have started the renovation in the woodland I am charged with. not on the same scale as yourself only about 10 acres but please share some pictures of your progress.

[hedgesparrow]

hi and welcome good to see that you also want to get some hedgelaying done even if its on a training side get hold of NHLS. may have someone who be interested in using your hedges for training. or if you have a fair bit for a comp or local coppicing group.

welcome on board

[ShooTa]

i shall have to go out and take some photos

Phils done about 7 or so courses to date - a few on one thinning - which although not finished due to all the wet weather preventing me and tractor pulling out the stems is looking far sweeter than it did before we began , and the one hes been working on recently is beggining to really shine. as is an old stand of w.red cedars that we did my large tree course on -

but they are still in pole length as im still figuring out what to do with the buggers - shingles mebe or start splitting them up for stakes like they do in the USA or what - some will become a new wood shed area im thinking.

 

the hardest part so far is man hands -aka its me and the occasional friend and my wonderful lady putting in time to burn brash and stack firewood. i noticed in a thread that getting 10 or so cubes of firewood is a good investment into getting a labourer - whichas yet due to the woodland not paying (other than large standards) could be the way forward, that and saving some pennies for a small logging trailer with hiyab - been looking at the riko ones (but atm cant even start the budget on any). as moving the wood to either roadside or to the yard is the tricky bit.

 

thank you for the warm welcome.