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Thank you all for your helpful replies, I have yet to see the woodland but the owner says that he will fence the woodland after completion to protect against deer. Once I see the woodland I will know about the understory your replies have been very useful to give me confidence when viewing the woodland with the owner to know what to look for. Do you have a name for the companies that hire the alpine tractors and trailer? what are the typical lengths that’s best to cut the timber for saw logs/firewood? And does anyone know of a chart that helps predict the tonnage using the average circumference and species of tree.

Thank you for your reply. I’m not sure what my options are for extraction as I do not have a timber trailer, I have a friend with one that I’m thinking about subcontracting in but I think he’s busy enough. Anyone know of other options? Can I hire a crane trailer from somewhere?

Thanks for your replies, is there any information that gives your guidelines for typical tonnage rates depending on certain situations? A bit like the national agricultural contracting charges

Hello all, I am a self employed hedge layer in the south east and In the last couple of years I have provided a hedge coppicing service using my 3 ton digger and TMK 200 tree shear. With the coppicing being very popular I have been approached by a land owner (who I assume thinks I do forestry work) to manage and clear fell his “coppice”. This consists of a flat and medium density 20ha woodland of mainly hornbeam, ash, silver birch and oak all around 100 years old. He wants to manage 3ha this year and more in the years to come and this job has been signed off by the forestry commission. I have worked in forestry before on clear fell sites and have plenty of experience with a chainsaw and felling, but this will be my first forestry job of my own ( I have let the owner know this) my question is… what would be a typical way to charge and how much? hourly, daily, per acre ££ He has said he can deal with the selling of the wood or I can and to factor that into the cost. I have also got an 8 ton digger with shear and grab. the plan is to clear fell the site and leave some nice looking trees here and there. Remove the brash and burn and extract the wood to a decent roadside access. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks