brownie1964

I have been asked to look at two Birch trees by my team leader, the two trees are both mature and stand on a new development block, they both have now been incorporated into the rear gardens of both properties. OK so we went to look at them as the development officer said they had to come out, when we got there we noticed the soil level had been removed within 500mm of both trees to a depth of 600mm. Yeah you got it, feeder roots; anchor roots ripped out and filled back with clean none contaminated soil. First thing we did was to check to see if there was a TPO attached to them, or retaining order in the planning conditions. I contacted the tree officer and he told me no TPO was on the trees and an order to retain them had been, he told me that he didn’t have a problem with them coming out. The trees are still in, but I was online last night and saw that an order had been received to work on TPO trees and these were the trees. Reading the application form I noticed a surveyor had filled it in and he had put himself down as the applicant and the agent, he is not an arborist. So my question is, should he have put the arborist on the application form as the agent who will be undertaking the work, as we are not mentioned on the application and has we was told no TPO was on the trees but an order to work on them has been received where do we stand?? I know it is long winded but it gives you a general idea of the work that’s gone on. Cheers.

Strange! I just PM'd you re another question.. I would have thought there was no biased opinions from him on the visual amenity, at the end of the day thats what it is all about.. A tree's worth in relation to amenity value. Thanks for seeing if you can find a copy..

I am trying to locate a book on finding out the value of a tree. I have heard the Halliwell system for valuing trees mentioned a few times, but I can't find it in book searches.. Does anyone know the exact title of the book or the ISBN number?? Thanks.

Cheers for the info, these are the cases I have been looking at and have read them, but it does not state how much each case was fined for. I will keep searching and thanks again..

I have been looking into case law in the UK, this is for study reasons. I have been looking at two cases in particular and wondered if anyone knows how much each case was fined including court cost? First is; Chapman v Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council. Queens Bench Divisional Court. 1997 (link to the case) http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup...1998/1200.html Second; Poll v Bartholomew (Viscount of Asquith & Morley) May 2006 High Court. This case involved a motorcyclist colliding with a fallen tree cheers...

Thanks for all the replies to my question, so many choices now I am more confused. Never mind I’ll take on board your comments and have a look at all the machines you recommend. Cheers

Cheers for the advice and the links, i'll check it out..

LMAO :rofl:

I had just got into bed and the house shook. I did experience the one in 1984 and one last year in Egypt, the epicentre for that one was in Jordan and that measured 7.6... Now that shook the hotel I was in, couldnt stay on my feet, and it was not down to the local cheep Ale they served..

Good morning members. I have been looking to get a new chipper, but I am not sure which one. I was after some good honest advice from people that may have used them. Some models I have in mind are... Timberwolf Jenson Schiesing 35-45HP with a chipping capacity of between 8-10" I would be grateful for any advice and also any models to avoid at all cost... Cheers Brownie

Good morning Tim, Please let me introduce myself. My name is Andy and I have also just become a new member. I have been a climber for 5yrs and I have my L2 RFS Cert and currently studying my L3 Tech Cert. I am also looking at doing a foundation degree in the future. I would like to add to your question if you don’t mind. I think you choosing a career in Arboriculture is a good move, there are various paths you can go down and various qualifications you require. First of all it is imperative you get some qualifications in the use of chainsaws it is now a legal requirement. To start with, CS30/31, then CS38 & CS39 if you want to climb and use chainsaws. Moving on, the RFS Cert is a good stepping-stone to the Tech Cert if you want to go into supervision. There are many ways to do the RFS, the course you are looking at is the FULL RFS, which involves all the chainsaw and climbing techniques and is two years long. Another way is to look at the ABC Awards web page http://www.abcawards.co.uk and pull up the RFS theory syllabus; you can source all the information from the web in relation to the learning outcomes and knowledge requirements, and then just sit the exam when you feel you are ready. (You would have to book in with you college for this) Once you get the theory certificate you send all your NPTC Cert's of to the Royal Forestry http://www.rfs.org.uk and they issue the prestigious award. I hope the information is of use to you, Good luck in the future Andy