Who's doing tree work on the Heads of the Valleys?

[SamWhiting12]

Just wondering if anyone knew who is doing the tree work on the Heads of the Valleys between Abergavenny and Brynmawr? And are they selling the roundwood?

 

Some nice wood there but I think its destined for the chipper.

[Scott Walker]

I think I guy called Gareth Jones is doing it he's a fencing contractor who's got all the fencing tree work on that stretch of road, think he just bought a crane feed chipper so it probably will end up as chip.

[SamWhiting12]

I think I guy called Gareth Jones is doing it he's a fencing contractor who's got all the fencing tree work on that stretch of road, think he just bought a crane feed chipper so it probably will end up as chip.

 

Ah ok, that's good to know, cheers for that Scott. I thought it would be chipped, saw some mountains of it at the road side.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Ah ok, that's good to know, cheers for that Scott. I thought it would be chipped, saw some mountains of it at the road side.

 

Drove that road the other day there was about 6 loads there all over 12 inch shame if it does go for chip lot of nice timber there.

[SamWhiting12]

He might just be chipping all the small stuff, its worth a phonecall as it looks like a lot of ash and birch.

[Acg128]

Drove from eastbourne to Abergavenny to buy a van the other week.. Thing was rot as a pear. Anyway swear I drove past what your talking about and there were 3 big piles of chip.. Deffo not a small chipper.

[TGB]

If all that goes through a chipper, it'll be a crying shame. There's some really nice trees, especially in and around the Clydach Gorge. They had a 360 with a shearing head cutting trees 4' to 8' off the ground. And on the Old Black Rock, they've hand-cut at 4' and higher. What's that about... are they constructing an assault course for Mogs or have they hired a bunch of 12ft tall hand-cutters with bad knees who can't bend?

[Craig Johnson]

If all that goes through a chipper, it'll be a crying shame. There's some really nice trees, especially in and around the Clydach Gorge. They had a 360 with a shearing head cutting trees 4' to 8' off the ground. And on the Old Black Rock, they've hand-cut at 4' and higher. What's that about... are they constructing an assault course for Mogs or have they hired a bunch of 12ft tall hand-cutters with bad knees who can't bend?

 

they leave them like that so you don't trip over the stump. the world of H&S making more work again:sneaky2:

[smiles]

My Mum lives up there,she spoke to some of the boys clearing up by the old factory on the Cymro road and they said that the locals were free to help themselves - but you've got to be quick!!

Also said that they were leaving the stumps that high so they could find them for grubbing out when the new road cuts the corner off!

[timtree81]

One of the pick up trucks says chainsaw Charle on it