Steve Bullman

Did it die? Its in the middle of a field, what reason to fell if not?

Its been standing a few years as it is, who knows how long it has.

Thats a fair spread Tom. Is it still standing?

+ 2 for Spud and My Humphries. Too many to mention really. I have huge respect for a number of members and look forward to reading their posts for a number of reasons.

bump.

Unfortunately not. I'm not sure what it was exactly, it stunk though. Possibly a grey

Any reviews on these please? I've worn the regular smelly helly's for years but not tried their merino range yet Helly Hansen Mens Merino Twinpack

Poplar removal for me this morning over Electric lines, no pics unfortunately

First picture is cracking. DO you know what sort of Elms they are?

I have a friend at Framsden in need of a load of woodchip. Please pm me a price if you cover this area, thanks.

I really wouldn't like to say! David Humphries would definetly know!

Anyone been involved with this? Taken from The Daily Mail The chainsaw massacre! Council fells 3,000 trees in England's greenest city in a bid to save money... but residents fear thousands more are at risk Sheffield residents are locked in a bitter battle with the council over trees More than 3,000 roadside trees were felled in an attempt to save money Campaigners fear some 75% of the city's 36,000 roadside trees are at risk Council denied claims, saying many trees were replaced with saplings By Chris Brooke and Josh White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:23, 9 February 2016 | Updated: 07:06, 10 February 2016 With more trees per person than any other city in Europe, residents of Sheffield are rightly proud of its green heritage. But they are now locked in a bitter battle with the council over plans to chop down thousands of the trees – all to save money on road maintenance. More than 3,000 of the 36,000 roadside trees have already been felled. Campaigners fear that a staggering 75 per cent could be at risk. Green and pleasant: Tree-lined Humphrey Road in Sheffield was typical of the many leafy streets in the city Chopped: The council replaced the 3,000 felled trees with saplings, causing fury among local residents They are so concerned that the authorities are disregarding public opinion, they have gone to court to stop them. The trees were felled after the council agreed a 25-year, £2.2 billion private finance initiative deal with construction firm Amey to carry out road improvements. Dead, dying and diseased trees have been cut down, along with trees said to be damaging roads or causing an obstruction to pavements. The council has dismissed criticism of mass felling, saying many of the trees have been replaced with saplings. A spokesman said an independent study a decade ago found that 75 per cent of roadside trees were approaching the end of their natural life. But residents say healthy trees are being cut down and claim large trees have been axed and replaced by saplings to make road resurfacing and maintenance cheaper. Petitions objecting to the felling have accumulated more than 22,000 signatures, and when a decision was made to take legal action almost £10,000 was raised to cover costs on a ‘crowdfunding’ website. Now a High Court judge has issued an interim injunction banning Sheffield City Council from felling trees unless they pose an ‘immediate danger to the public’. Angry: Determined residents who are staging a week-long vigil to stop Sheffield council from felling more trees Outrage: Dead, dying and diseased trees have been cut down, along with trees said to be damaging roads or causing an obstruction to pavements Campaigners persuaded Mr Justice Dove to halt the chainsaws on the grounds there had not been a ‘proper and fair consultation’ about the felling policy. His ruling was made ‘pending further investigation’ and could remain in force for three months. The court action was instigated by David Dillner on behalf of the Sheffield Tree Action Groups. Mr Dillner, 69, says it will be an ‘ecological and environmental disaster’ if the council doesn’t have a rethink. The retired actor added: ‘No one is arguing to keep all trees – that would be total nonsense. If a tree is dangerous it needs to be felled. ‘What they are doing, and what we are saying they cannot do, is remove so many trees with large canopies – healthy trees – in such a short space of time.’ Money saving: Residents say healthy trees are being cut down and claim large trees have been axed and replaced by saplings to make road resurfacing and maintenance cheaper He said they were being replaced by trees of a different species that won’t produce the same canopies. ‘That is a disaster waiting to happen in a city that was recently placed on the danger list for air quality. Removing the trees will damage the air quality.’ The council says it is saving taxpayers £26 million by felling rather than saving the 2,000 trees earmarked for removal. Councillor Terry Fox said: ‘We were not notified of the proposed application to court before it was submitted and the court order was passed without our position being heard. Our lawyers are now considering the appropriate action.’

Cracking tree Sean, love the little bridge

That's the one josh

Fantastic Gary. Sweet Chestnut?

What sort of height is it? Hard to tell from the pic

Thought i'd create a thread for people to post interesting trees they see on their travels. Don't have to be massive trees, just something of note. I will kick off the thread with this little gem of an Oak tree which i'm sure anyone from the local area will recognize immediately. I've been driving past this tree for years but today had a bit of time so pulled over and took a few shots. Its a very picturesque looking tree as you approach it, but as you get closer you realize just how impressive it is to still be standing. Enjoy, and look forward to seeing your finds.

Welcome to arbtalk Havelock, and quality input thanks.

Good luck!

i'd be very surprised if it does as good a job as a hand filed chain.

Yes sorry Jon. of the 200-300 attempted fake user registrations my software blocks every day, at least 50 or so pass my spam protection that I have to then go through manually and assess if they are legitimate users or not. I'm really sorry that about 1 a month gets through...really poor effort on my part

i have already told Jon this, yet he insists im not deleting anyone elses posts, just his...how he knows this im not sure, unless he has memorized every members post count. But thats the long and short of it as SteveA so rightly surmised. Thanks.

We didn't get anywhere near the weather that was forecast here today. Got a bit blowy but unlikely to do must damage

haha, you could....but it would still not be exactly automated like you're after

Very generous thank you