Ring barking

[ballibeg]

I'm having a good read of this study.

 

http://www.usewoodfuel.co.uk/media/409865/attachment159__1_.pdf

 

Lots of great info on prices of wood per tonne etc etc. Could be useful in my continuous cover forestry.

 

Dave

[Logsnstuff]

I had the commission try and prosecute me back in 2010 for ring barking trees in a garden apparently 20 trees makes a wood whether they are in a garden or not, luckily they had similar stuff published and after about 6 weeks they dropped it but the council put tpo's on all the remaining trees they ignored the fact some of the trees were liable to blow and 3 months later an oak smashed 2x 50ft greenhouses.

[ballibeg]

Funny how things work out. People will always be surprised that managing a woodland involves cutting down trees!

 

Dave

[woodyguy]

Thanks for sharing. Really interesting article. Not tried it with hardwoods but might give it a go this spring.

[markheyes]

Very interesting use of an old technique to supply modern demand.

[SamWhiting12]

Probably a stupid question, but I am guessing you still need a felling license to extract them?

[Welshwoodsman]

Dont need a felling license to fell dead trees

 

I am gonna try this. The FC wont give me a licence to slective fell trees across my 30 acre wood, so i can make rides. I suspect a little work with an axe might be in order. Mind you, its about 400cu m we would be talking about, so not exactly subtle!

[SamWhiting12]

Dont need a felling license to fell dead trees

 

I am gonna try this. The FC wont give me a licence to slective fell trees across my 30 acre wood, so i can make rides. I suspect a little work with an axe might be in order. Mind you, its about 400cu m we would be talking about, so not exactly subtle!

 

Cheers, quite interesting fact to know!

[Llenya]

I had the commission try and prosecute me back in 2010 for ring barking trees in a garden apparently 20 trees makes a wood whether they are in a garden or not, luckily they had similar stuff published and after about 6 weeks they dropped it but the council put tpo's on all the remaining trees they ignored the fact some of the trees were liable to blow and 3 months later an oak smashed 2x 50ft greenhouses.

 

I empathise here Lognstuff... having worked alongside civil servants for more than 25yrs I found that they insulate themselves into the pockets of responsibility given to them. They crave for a better office (with an upgrade of office furniture and windows), and the extra [Power] responsibility given to them with that position.

 

One of the reasons I was happy to extract myself from the Uk system. :001_tongue:

 

I think firewood sales manages to work outside the "system" at the moment only because it's something they [desk bound control jockeys] can't get total control over.

 

[Logsnstuff...sorry we had that earlier altercation over Tonnes/Tons. Seems you are one of the good guys on the forum.]

 

Regards

Stephen (watching the hailstones coming down outside in his shorts:thumbup1:]

[Gary Prentice]

I had the commission try and prosecute me back in 2010 for ring barking trees in a garden apparently 20 trees makes a wood whether they are in a garden or not, luckily they had similar stuff published and after about 6 weeks they dropped it but the council put tpo's on all the remaining trees they ignored the fact some of the trees were liable to blow and 3 months later an oak smashed 2x 50ft greenhouses.

 

So if there's enough trees in a garden the exemption for the requirement of a felling licence isn't applicable ?