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This sounds reasonable, Mr Sparky is probably on Sparktalk, complaining about a cheeky arborist trying to rip him off. The first £100 of any job is to cover the quoting, getting to site setting up.. so in my mind the first tree was only £40's worth of work, therefore £60 sounds OK..

I have been looking, and had not seen it locally.... I was starting to think some folk were exaggerating the presence and any ash with die back was being blamed on Chalara.. After seeing every other sapling in South Wales infected I can see why people are panicking.. It will be carnage here if it does as predicted..

After saying I have not seen Chalara locally, saw a young tree with classic symptoms in Nottingham today..

I have recently returned from a cycling trip to South Wales (where I rode 2 abreast and held up numerous car drivers) and was shocked by the state of the the trees, thousands of dead larch, whole blocks knackered and ash dieback evident on many young ash . I have obviously read about it but not seen it on such a scale.. I have not encountered anything like it in the east midlands... Pretty scary..

My experience is you would be better with rigid a sit on top unless you really need an inflatable.. I have 3 and they are, much better to paddle, maintenance free, close to indestructible, fun in all sorts of water, including small surf. My tarpon 13 is 8 years old always lived outside and never needed to do anything with it. I think the record was 12 scouts on it..

It might feel like 15 mins but you would have to be stuck behind them for about 6.3 miles for that to happen.. Cycling has huge benefits to health and wellbeing, and I am sure saves far more man hours then it costs. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/10097449/Cycling-halves-the-number-of-sick-days-taken-by-staff.html

Meer speculation, but could this have been an incident that would have been avoided if railtrack had been a more helpful neighbour..? I have know knowledge of the case..

Isn't the whole point the scythe wins..?

I bet you would find a very different result if you asked the facebook members.. I expect the ages would be younger over there too.

The wood has to be a certain size for the beetles, IIRC the beetles enter or are attracted to wounds.. I have pruned (against my advice) two healthy mature elms with no signs of DED and been called back a few years later to fell as they were dead. https://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/RIN252.pdf/$FILE/RIN252.pdf

Yes, but it is carried/spread by beetles..

The sale of the business at the end of the day is the holy grail.. I am not sure it happens often. The other possibility if you go big is to be able to take a step away from the actual day to day running of the business and have managers take over. This appeals to me, as potentially I would basically be able to keep working at whatever level I want. I am not there yet, and unfortunately to get to that level is involving years of working with not enough hours in the day.....

Sometimes I think the owner operator model is the best way to stay. Nice kit looked after, choose your jobs. Sure you have to stay on the tools.. But there is a lot less agro. The alternative (which I have followed) involves getting multiple teams who never look after the kit the way you do, staff nightmares and your life spent on the phone and at a desk... I do have a good bunch of guys, but I think I could have been financially better off if I had stayed small, it deffo would be less stressful and I wouldn't have had to spend so much time out of work exercising to stop getting fat.. So I would invest in bigger better kit to make your life easier.

Getting it mowed twice a year is enough of a mission.. There are a small group of volunteers (mostly me) who manage it, and I don't have time or the machinery.. We planted it in half a meadow but don't manage the other half which is cut once a year for hay. With hindsight we should have put the wild flowers in that side as the grass is not nearly as vigorous as in our orchard.. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=sutton bonington community orchard

We have struggled to get wildflowers growing in a community orchard, I think the soil is just to fertile. Getting the rattle to slow down the grasses is key I believe..We even tried planting plugs.... Unfortunately we don't have the facilities to take away the grass so think we might be on a losing battle..

We are thinking of trying some bird spikes on a TPO'd pine for a really desperate client. Hoping to move the pigeons from sitting above a seating area. We will see if it works.. Not sure of the best way to attach them..? https://www.birdspikesonline.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9LPYBRDSARIsAHL7J5kh9Dng3-bHxKpmSSlMdpTS3cG4hE7tAyeG6-bjXN_6WD2dZYf2wjAaAvYXEALw_wcB

Desktop view. I think (but can't be sure) it originally was "todays posts." and I didn't like it.. It changed to "unread posts" which I prefer.. I know it's only one extra click to use the pull down menu..

Has the "unread post"s tab gone? I have "todays posts" .. But like unread on the front page/home tool bar...

Does that get you a CSCS card?

Cheers, the football pitch is up hill... My solution is to run an infiltration trench and vegetated buffer strip between the bank of trees and the (permeable tarmac)carpark, and direct any excess runoff around the sides of the group.

I have a client wanting to construct some overflow carparking near to some ash trees. The carpark is outside of the RPA's, however the TO is concerned about the increased runoff and possible pollution.. "As highlighted within the Design and Access Statement, this site is subject to impeded drainage which can be attributed to the soil type and the slowly permeable nature of clayey soils. Risks associated with this soil type include overland flow with pollutants moving in suspension or solution into the wider landscape. An influx of parked vehicles and associated spillages from these vehicles may have an impact in the wider landscape. I have concern of the effect of extensive impermeable surfacing being placed at this site and how this change in soil hydrology and increased run-off will affect the roadside trees (GP1 in the Arb Report). The majority of trees which make up the species composition of GP1 are ash which is already a vulnerable species due to spread of Chalara. Any additional stress would further increase their vulnerability. I would currently consider the site at the upper limit of the soil moisture regime for this species and additional increases in water would push the site into the unsuitable range for ash species adding further stress and increased likelihood of loss. I would like to see solutions for mitigating impeded drainage to protect these and the surrounding trees. Solutions could include more permeable surfaces, a dedicated SUDS to increase water capacity through a retention system and pre-treatment through filter trenches. Dedicated space to allow for SUDS would probably result in a reduced number of parking spaces, although the compromise should be considered necessary to safeguard the wider landscape. In addition to this, more planting should be considered to increase canopy cover and enhancing the green corridor. This can possibly be combined with the SUDS through wet-woodland creation." Has anyone had any experience with SuDS?

If the motor is more powerful than 250W, or if it assists you when you’re riding more than 15.5 mph – it will need to be registered, insured and taxed as a motor vehicle. In this case, you will also need a driving licence, and you must wear a motorcycle helmet. The maximum penalty for cycling whilst under the influence of drink or drugs is a £1,000 fine

The current trend for middle aged men (and now women) to take up cycling and the benefits to their health is thought to be saving the NHS a significant amount in the reduction of weight related diseases.. Even after you take into account the accidents.. Although my 3 broken collar bones won't have helped those statistics...