Working in the north of the Basque Country

[hodge grayson]

Good luck Hodge.

 

I went to Donostia for a few weeks in 2002. Great place. I was there chillin though and not working.

 

Cheers Rich, Donostia is a smart place. I'm looking forward to getting fat on pintxos there.

[hodge grayson]

Thanks very much David, that's brilliant. I'll look into that.

 

Was your study tour connected at all with Burnham Beeches and the management plan there?

[David Humphries]

Thanks very much David, that's brilliant. I'll look into that.

 

Was your study tour connected at all with Burnham Beeches and the management plan there?

 

Yes, Helen Read, Ted Green and David Lonsdale were developing the study to see how the work taking place to the veterans at Burnham Beeches, Epping Forest and Windsor could be used to help guide the management of the lapsed pollards in the Basque, and also to see what could be learnt from the basque cutters experience.

 

There's an AA journal paper on the study from 2013

 

'Restoration of lapsed beech pollards: Evaluation of techniques and guidance for future work'

 

 

Our team now help out with the management of the pollards at Burnham

 

Fascinating place and trees, an absolute privilage to work on and around them.

 

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[Treeworld]

Aupa Hodge,

 

The main industry in the Basque country is forestry from all the searching I have done. Very little if at all any domestic arb, my wife is from Bizkaia and we spend at least a month out there every year. Had a 2 year stint over there and tried to work in the arb industry. Did manage to get a season pollarding planes but the work was so hit and miss that it could not support us at the time. It is a truly amazing place and the people are most hospitable. There is some utility cutting going on as see evidence of it so try the supplier for an opening. Good luck with your move and wish you every success in your seach.

 

Agur Dave