Charlieh

http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/PDF/GEHO0210BRRU-E-E.pdf page 44 relates to trees and vegetation on resevior dams covered by the reservior act 1975 not sure of the size of your lake but suprisingly quite a few lakes are covered by this act. Its key to ensure that if you coppice or pollard that you monitor regrowth as dead stumps and root systems could cause a bigger issue with the integrity of the dam structure than having healthy trees on it.

if you need any parts I actually have one of these (pro42 same engine) in my truck at the moment thats destined for the scrap trailer as the piston and cylinder are knackered due to lending it to someone who has left in a shed that leaks! the gearbox and shaft etc are all good, if you want it boxing up you can have it for the postage

Just a quick bump on this thread as P ramorum is spreading fairly rapidly this summer due to the humid/damp conditions. I have been involved in sites in Mid Wales, Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire all in rhodies. I would strongly suggest that people dont underestimate the mobility of this, My protocol now for going on to sites with potential for the disease is that vehicles stay well out the woodland. Spraysuits are worn for site visits and then burnt on exiting the woodland, boots and other equipment is washed off in a bucket and then disinfected and the water tipped onto an area of grass (not likily to run into a watercourse). The sites where i have been involved in there has been a distinct lack of precautions being taken, with shoots, footpaths, public access, dogs not being in any way restricted from contacting infected material. There seems to be such a lack of PR regarding this wider than the forestry community involved in it, that the prevention of spread is not being controlled as well as it could be at this time. I am aware of even some so called forestry contractors going out to these sites to quote for work and not taking any precautions at all! I think FC/FERA may need to consider upgrading the restrictions on sites where this is present as at the moment I dont feel that the efforts are sufficent to stop movement of it.

Do you have a woodland management plan in place? as normally this would be the aspect that would cover the agents costs for completing the management plan and the rest of the EWGS paperwork (It will soon be a requirement for WIG funding that you have to have a approved FC management plan in place before WIG funding will be issued) If you put where you are it may allow a more detailed response and the grants in England, Scotland and Wales arent all the same, eg which grant are you applying for the thinning through? If you dont want to give a detailed response I understand, I would suggest work out a day rate for the paperwork and then charge the client once the grants have been approved as if its creation grant and going into agricultural land, depending on the size of the woodland being created as a % of the holding will you need an EIA (environmental impact assessment) etc, also you will have to have a site visit with FC for the creation element so its worth day rating cost and invoice your clients on signing of the FC contracts. Also if your planning to claim the grant for the thinning ensure your agent authorisation forms are completed correctly for you to be able to sign paperwork and claim grants. hope this is of some use

not if i can help it Im there for two days and I think I will be on the stand for an hour or so late friday morning, want to actually see some of the show for once! Richard will be on the stand though the rest of the time so it would be worth trying to catch up with him for a chat

I need a hand on a job for a couple of hours on Tuesday, ideally someone in the Uttoxeter,Leek,Ashbourne area would be handy as the local dealerships hire machine seems to have shrunk to a 3" capacity machine and 5-6" would be preferable, its an easy job just need to get rid of some small silver birchs on a site entrance if your interested drop me a pm with your number and I will get in touch. Cheers Charlie

From what you describe the 550 would be the better saw, I love my 560xpg but it lives with an 18" bar on it, if most your stuff is smaller than this then the 550 would be the way to go.

Hi Chris, hope you're well Give Richard Thomason at The Small Woods Association a ring 01952 432769, he is the small woods national coppice development manager, and is trying to sort a website to promote and sell coppice type products for woodland workers to try and make a central website where people can find out what products are available with some indication of stock levels on it. It could be beneficial if your doing a bit of coppice.

Dick Bradshaw runs FMO forwarder training he can be contacted on on 07769 900564 or [email protected]. Tony Knell is also a very good instructor but im not sure if he is still in the UK or headed to OZ. further than this contact Callum Rafity at FC in Ae as I think its Callum who draws up the FMO specs so he should be able to give you some instructors names

yep FMO depending on what the forwarder you have is will dictate which units you have to do. If its on private land you wont need the formal qualification but you will still need to display that you have been correctly trained on the machinery, this can be in house training but it still needs to be recorded along with what you have been taught. If you dont have this and you have an accident and HSE investigate you will probably get the book thrown at you, also are you the land owner or working for someone (eg contractor on on private land?) as this could also have a bearing this should help answer some of your questions http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/ogb19.pdf/$FILE/ogb19.pdf

if it is suspected P. ramorum Matty did you inform FERA? Phytophthora ramorum as its a notifiable disease, that as far as im aware hasnt been recorded in the east of the country

I have a covenant in place on part of my woodland, it allows thinning for management but not clearfell, the covenant is clearly worded in the deeds for the woodland from land registery, and as such any previous copies of the deeds should still be available by the selling party or land registery if its changed hands recently. I personally would walk away for the time being as it sounds like the sort of things that will take months to sort with lots of solicitors letters

just a reminder FFIS is administered by RDPE (guess what the E stands for? that may not help Scottish members) Lorn Logs, register on a website called j4b it will allow you to search for grant funding streams available in your area dependant on criteria such as number of staff, primary work sector etc, you will get no end of junk emails from them but its used by a lot of bodies to identify funding available to businesses and charities in a given area

pm sent not wanting to do logbaron out of a sale but when the site has a woodsman selling firewood it just makes a bit more sense him sorting you out

I would give the Catton Estate woodsman a ring personally! as hes actually based at that postcode and supplies firewood

the 5lt per hectare dose relates to foliar spraying if people actually bother to read the labels, basically if you dont know what your doing, leave it to people who do. I have again been under cut on a big knotweed job this week, by a load of farmers who evidently have know idea what they are pricing for. If you dont know what your doing you cant quote a job and it sounds like people on here havent even correctly read the paperwork for the chemicals they are discussing IF YOUR STEM INJECTING YOUR MAXIMUM DOSE RATE IS 10ML OF 16% MIXTURE PER STEM, LTRS PER HECTARE HAS **** ALL TO DO WITH IT!

it means 200m -500mm diameter, so the harvester must be able to deal with that sized diameter timber

what chemical do you need? and what sort of quantities are you requiring if its just 5ltrs occassionally your local agricultural supplies will do, if you need hundreds of ltrs on a regular basis set up an account with some one like agrii

Nicks a nice guy having spoken to him on the phone, I bought a little echo off him last year as he had a couple of them, Mine now has a cannon 8" bar on it for coppice work and brashing stuff down but it looks like new still after a reasonable amount of work this winter. Some stunning work as well, I struggle with mushrooms

Try Robaston College they run various fencing courses

really, no seriously dont tease us like this shiney shiney, bling, bling put me down for an 18" for a 560xp and 13" for they 346(same bar mounts, when they come over) been after these for a while and you just cant get the guys in the states to ship them over.

what oregon bars are you currently using as i have started to use powermatch plus bars again as the others (pro-lites) seem to have gone down hill quickly

that about sums it up they will want to see records of everything make sure chemical records are upto date if you have been treating new trees etc etc

RPA will do it all, and will expect to see that work covered under the EWGS has been completed and to the required standard. I feel for you we had one two summers ago, ran to nearly 4days, these people will penalise you for any inaccuracy on measurements, and dont forget for els and hls any over payments have to be repaid double the over payment! they measured every boundary on the farm with trundle wheels and anything over a meter out was noted. (if you have been underpaid thats your fault apparently and they dont pay the extra on that!) I feel for you, best clear your diary!

balsam has been knocked well back by the floods, just need them for the next two summers now not wet a line yet this summer, not good considering im in a new club and not managed to fish the water yet