sylvestris stew

Cheers for that AW

We were wondering who was fly tipping , turned round and look what se saw

Personal account - HSBC Business Account - RBS Despite all the flack over the last few months , RBS have been good and given plenty off advice and help for starting a new business, local business manager is excellent and can be contacted directly. Also RBS are the only bank about us that have Sat. opening

FC have a booklet with provenance zones and species key. I have one lying about somewhere, If I can find it I'll let you know the booklet code etc. Also try FC website http://www.forestry.gov.uk

1st Meat Loaf , Bat out of Hell [33 record] Last , Ebow, Seldom seen Kid

What college did you go to ?????????? Might think about a post grad

"arbiroculture" College doesn't learn you to spell :confused1:

What College are you going to? The secret of doing well in any of the rural sectors, is to have a well grounded practical knowledge as well as a formal qualification. As far as Arb or Forestry , it depends on where you are and what your interests are, you can cross over from one to another , you can also take it on to a bsc, if you are thinking of working abroad will serve you well. I'm in the Highlands and involved and studied Forestry, my brother[who's on this site all the time] is in the central belt and doing arb work. Arbiroculture is the cultivation and management of trees within the landscape. This includes the study of how trees grow and respond to cultural practices and the environment, as well as application of cultural techniques such as selection, planting, care, surgery and removal. The main focus of arboriculture is amenity trees; such trees are maintained primarily for landscape purposes for the benefit of human beings. Amenity trees are usually in gardens, parks or urban settings, and arboriculture involves aspects of plant health, pest and pathogen control, risk management, and aesthetic considerations. Trees offer cultural and natural heritage benefits beyond production of wood products; for this reason, arboriculture needs to be distinguished from forestry, which is the commercial production and use of timber and other forest products from plantations and forests. Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests. Modern forestry generally concerns itself with: assisting forests to provide timber as raw material for wood products; wildlife habitat; natural water quality management; recreation; landscape and community protection; employment; aesthetically appealing landscapes; biodiversity management; watershed management; erosion control; and a 'sink' for atmospheric carbon dioxide. Basically the diference is that Arborists take trees down from the top in little bits using specialised kit. Foresters take them down from the bottom in 1 cut with a dirty big machine :scared1::scared1:

Needed people to peel {bark} telegraph poles, working alongside feller, Elgin [morayshire] . Good rate of pay. [piece work, paid per tree] Also work available for chainsaw operators, general forestry felling mostly felling to reycle , hence day rate.[inverness-shire & Morayshire] From April on , general forest workers needed for weevil spraying and possible fencing. [inverness-shire & Morayshire] PM me for details

Remember police academy, BooM!!!

I don't know, I never knew what they were

Some good pointers, thanks I wouldn't bother gettin one , but the wife's back ain't what it used to be!!!

I don't do sensitive:mad1: lol Plus side , no midgies or flies yet It's -3 here today

Nice dry site , I might think about emigrating, I start a thinning job next week , peat and pine , would loose his feller buncher in a 20ft shitty peat hole in seconds. Doesn't working in the wide open fresh air make you a cynical grumpy old ****

Anyone got any thoughts on where to get a decent log splitter, petrol or deisel driven. I see plenty elec. ones on the bay and asume they're no use:thumbdown: anyone got any experience to prove me wrong.

It's a "SHOCKWAVE" we produce them ourselves they are fully licensed and patented, we're now doing one with a remote switch to protect the jewels! the one in the pics is actually the first one we made. We have the paper work in place for pre collapsing visits for gassing and ferretting. I see a couple of peole have been prosecuted for miss use of this type of machine, it'll always happen I suppose, but as long as you follow the guidelines you'll be ok[we supply these with the machine.] The gas is actually mounted on a rack on the quad, the trailer is just there for other kit we had with us. To answer an earlier question , it's a mix of oxygen and propane gass. I am looking at putting together a trainining course[ which will be LANTRA approved in time]

We gass first, I suppose you could say we are redistributing soil. For rabbits we obviously gas or ferret the holes the day before. The farmers sign paper work to clarify that we are collapsing burrows Seriously though lysteria through silage is a real problem, the machine we are using is a "SHOCKWAVE" which has been developed by myself and another couple of guys. We have been using it mostly for rats and rabbit burrows. Anyone interested in purchasing one or for anymore info pm me[couldn't resist a plug]

When not caring for trees with a chainsaw, we look after moles with our new toy. I know it's not arbtalk but it's F******* great fun

Most funny things are ****** stupid:001_tongue:

Very Sad, thoughts for the family

sounds good

Thou shalt not Keep saws in the chipper feed when goin to and from jobs Thou shall not Start chipper before saws are removed Thou shalt not swear at grounding after this deed has been done [Wasn't me, but we'll see if the culprit adits his sin, he's a regular]

I thought you were on holiday, wee shreck:001_cool::001_cool: