standing hardwood

[cjw89]

A customer of mine which owns a very large woodland wants me to thin it out. What im asking is is there any value in the job without getting a day rate for felling extracting. The Only money that will be getting pasted over is in the timber sale? Oak beech mainly.. any thoughts will be much appreciated. thanks

[Goaty]

Don't know your setup. But I do similar for a charity owned woodland. Our situation is its less than a mile away. We can access the woodland with small equipment. We use sawhorses and chainsaws. Then split it with axe.Process it in situ and bring home in builders bags. This is our most efficient way we have found.

It reduces handling. No mess to sweep up or deal with and we can make a nominal £300 worth in a day between 2 of us.

Its worth it for us as its work when things are quiet, low environment impact, we only fell dangerous, forked, diseased trees, windblown etc. Much of it is fiddly 6 inch diameter stuff.

Previously a greedy short term person did this and felled the best timber trees and left the poorer. So bear this in mind.

The woodland is around 20 acres and we harvest less than the amount needed for a felling license.

 

Felling licences exemptions (England)

[cjw89]

Hi goaty many thanks for your reply very helpful.

[Brushcutter]

If its a large woodland with a few compartments of decent timber then there is money to be made. Are we talking tens or hundrends of tonnes thinnings?

 

If its in Herts then its more than likely on clay which means you can make a hell of a mess extracting if your not careful. Also there are a lot of firewood dealers around so shifting it not very far fairly easy.