sjarthur

Which email address shall I use sjarthur?

 

Rob.

hi rob

could you send it to:

[email protected]

thanks again

sam

I'd have a look at draft sight if you want something free, very good indeed!

Here is a link for the download

Free CAD software * for your DWG files: DraftSight - Dassault Systèmes

I'd have a look at draft sight if you want something free, very good indeed!

Hi rck,

Thus looks fantastic! I'd love to give it a try if you would be kind enough to send me a copy.

Thanks muchly

Hey guys,

Im looking for a bit of help and advice from you helpful lot!

I am currently undertaking masters in Environmental Consultancy at Plymouth University. Before coming back to further studies I worked for the national trust in Cornwall for a number of years as a ranger and woodsman and really found a passion for our ancient woodlands. For my final research project I am hoping to combine my scientific work with my passion for woodland management and protection.

My current working title is:

Semi natural ancient woodland translocation: can a quality woodland site ever be recreated using current translocation methods and technologies? And how successful have past relocation projects been at recreating a similar environment to the donor site.

• I aim to assess the ecological quality of woodland that can be attained from the translocation process through collection and analysis of field data. Specifically the species composition of flora at the receptor site.

• To compare the quality of translocated sites with base line data from original sites if available. The use of data from a neighbouring site may be necessary if data is unavailable.

• To compare the ecological quality of woodland created by various techniques, primarily natural colonisation, woodland plantation and translocation from a donor site.

• I also wish to consider the current methods of translocation adopted by contractors and assess their merits and short comings with the aim of potentially creating a set of guidelines for translocation projects.

I was hoping you may be able to provide me with some assistance with Identifying areas of woodland recreated by translocation of ancient woodland.

Also any of you out there that have carried out translocation projects I’d love to talk to you about the techniques you used, how you thought the relocation went and how you think you could improve.

Do you hold any records of sites that may be potentially suitable for the project? I am able to travel around the country for sampling and would ideally be looking for 2 or 3 sites. I have already identified suitable sites at both Stansted and Manchester airports and am currently seeking access to the areas woodland.

Any help, assistance or guidance you can provide is greatly appreciated.

I look forward to hearing back from you,

Cheers then

sam

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its a must see . . . so who thinks they could make getting into a small tree with a ladder more complex than this?

apparently they're government funded too!

Hello

 

Does anyone have some advice on collecting leaf material (for herbarium specimens) from very tall trees?

 

The South African forestry dept. started many arboreta across SA to test exotic species to see which ones would be useful commercially. I am starting a project on these sites, many of them being a century old and the trees massive.

 

The three options I have heard of are:

1. Climbing the tree

2. Shooting twigs off with a hunting rifle

3. Shooting a cutting chain over a branch with a crossbow

 

I am not a trained climber and therefore would prefer a different method. It may be though that there is not quick fix way of getting to the canopy! The rifle method sounds practical and easy but to get past the red tape may exceed the project's life span. The crossbow method sounds interesting...not sure how one would get a cutting chain attached to a rope though.

 

I would be grateful for any advice!

Hi Michael,

Your project sounds fantastic!! If it was my project i would be looking to access the canopy and carry out the work from there, giving you a more repeatable and reliable sampling procedure. What sort of quantity of leaf material do you require from each tree? Do you need a composite sample from across the canopy? I have soo many questions.

It would be possible to cut sections out using a section of chainsaw chain on a line, but to deploy it at any great height would be incredibly awkward.

If you would like any advice on sampling strategies in the canopy I would be happy to take a look at your project brief and have our team provide you with some advice.

As David mentioned we also offer our services to provide help and training on the ground with projects such as these. Have a look at our website to see what we get up to Home - Universal Canopy Exploration

If you wish to discuss any of this further I can be contacted at [email protected]

Good luck with your project

hey guys, thanks for all of your respnses, theres some good ideas to be playey with.

i had considered a dynamic line attched to an anchor near the top end of the zip, a bit shorter than the required distance with an alpine butterfly about a meter from the tie off point with a few lengths of bungi cord between that and the anchor to really soften the impact.

what do you recon?

Is it going to be a permanent?

no . . m im looking for something that i can move around and take down. just a bit of fun for the holidays and stuff really

we had a second line that was measured to hit a stopper knot a metre or 2 from the end to stop you going into the tree. the zipline rope was yale ultra static access line

hi drew . . . thanks for the info. What sort of height difference did you have between the anchor points?

Did you have to put a lot of tension on the line?

Also im struggling to find the Yale ultra static access line for sale anywhere in the uk?

Cheers for your help

silver bull hip bag

Rope bags - Treeworker.co.uk

bloody lovely

He's not using anything to stop himself with, he just glides to the end and stops with a jolt and a laugh.

he nust run hi pulley into something? he'd crash into the tree his line is attached to otherwise?

lets try that video link again

hey guys i'm hoping to set up a zip-line for my kids after seeing this vid on the treetools blog

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i've set up a numerous Tyroleans before but never anything like this, i.e. angled but without a second line to control the descent speed. also what is he using to stop himself mid line before he collides with the ground?

i'm guessing you guys that use speed-lines a lot have a few easy tricks that may help me out

cheers then

Also love to climb huge trees, 91m biggest but most amazing was 81m, purely for self research . i use the Rocket system but we changed the way the bungee works. all equipment needed is in this Pic and once you get too top, just need to take of mini traxtion and left foot ascender and right foot ascender.

 

Hope that helps and simplify things

 

Cheers MOG

hey MOG

Where were these massive trees? That setup looks good, how exactly does the elastic attach into it all? Any chance of a photo of it all setup on a rope and harness?

Have a look here Victorian Tree Industry Organisation for SRT techniques the rope walker looks good but I haven`t tried it. The tree frog works best for me thou.

The current system we use is based around IRATA techniques; we always have two ropes going up into the canopy, the first person up sets them over separate top anchors. We use a similar system to the tree frog but with a second attachment to the second line with a shunt. It’s important that what ever system we use it is possible to be rescued from both ascent and descent with out to much complication.

I’ve been experimenting with the rope rocket system and it’s real nice. Not to much spare gear once you get to the top either.

here's a few more

Cool photos. Where are the 90m trees? That's massive!!!!

 

I'd have a powered winch to drag me up, just so long as I wasn't the one who has to carry it in

the trees in the pics are in the danum valley area of Borneo, but we have worked in the cloud forests on mainland Malaysia, some of the trees you really have to see to believe!

what are you using to get a rop[e into the tree?

 

crossbow or big shot?

we tend to use a bigshot on a big stick chopped out of the undergrowth . . . about 12 foot long. using a trigger made from a pelican clip allows for fairly accurate shots to be made.

a crossbow would be great but travelling by plane with such a weapon is reet tricky! customs aren't to keen on letting them through, in singapore our bigshot head was even confiscated . . .

using a 4 ounce fishing weight and a couple of hundred meters of braided fishing line on gurt big real allows for the really high shots

Unicender surely for that sort of work? Up down up down and no need to switch over to drt when you get into the canopy. 100m of rope and a Uni, pantin, hand ascender and footloop?

a uni would seem like the perfect device for a lot of this work, but i does have a major problem when working at heights as great as this. once you reach 40m or so of the ground and change over to descent you have virtually no control!! the weight of the rope below is great enough to hold the top lever down and throw you into a free fall!! really interesting when that happens i assure you!

for ascent and drt its a great idea!

i'm currently using a a tree frog style system with a shunt as a back up, but im experimenting with the rope rocket system to see how that works out.

any other srt systems you like?

ha . . . they can definitely all come along! multi purpose too! climbing assistance and hammock mates! perfect!

we had looked at the wraptors but they are wayyy too heavy to be lugging through the forest!

2 bits of "string"i always take with me are my footlock prussik and adjustable foot loop, they have quite the list of uses:

· Footlock prussik

· Adjustable footlock prussik

· Blakes hitch/standard prussik

. Uses include: rescue rig, freeing up the end of your line to make a temporary anchor point, fancy re-crotching jobbies

· Foot loop

· Cambium saver

· Choking cambium saver

· Retrievable redirect

· Non-retrievable redirect

· Chest harness

· Dream steppah (stirrup for going back up through crotches)

· Hitch-climber extender rig

· Cow’s tail

· Measuring string (branch circumference)

· Skipping rope

· Super-alpine side-strop

my foot loop for my hand ascender also has numerous uses, but mostly a pulleyless pulley saver for cinching onto branches.

I've attached a few pics, ill try and get a few better ones of them in action up soon

Hey guys, I’m one of the organisers of universal canopy exploration, a research group based out of Plymouth University. We carry out a lot of our work in the tropics were the trees reach upwards of 90m. Home - Universal Canopy Exploration

We’ve all devised our own favourite techniques and bits of kit to make this possible. I’m a big believer in not carrying any dead weight; as a consequence I like all my gear to be usable for a number of purposes’.

We use SRT to gain access to the canopy, often 70m from the ground, so an efficient and comfortable system is crucial. Once gaining the canopy I change over to Ddrt to move around freely, I tend to use both ends of the rope to give so points of attachment at all times.

The question is . . . if money was no option what gear and setups would you use in this situation?

I’ve added a load of pics to give you something to get excited about. . .

heres one of me climbing a 96m Kompasia excelsa in borneo on a research trip last year . . .

Hey guys,

I think there’s loads of potential for organising some recreational tree climbing events in Cornwall. I’m one of the founding members of universal canopy exploration, a research group dedicated to canopy research across the world. Check out Home - Universal Canopy Exploration

if you want to have a look at what we get up to! Our last project was in the heart of the primary rainforest in Borneo, climbing trees up to 90m tall!

A majority of our team is based in Cornwall and Plymouth so there are loads of us around. Well also be giving talks and demonstrations at Eden over the summer.

When it comes to venues, we have permission to climb most of the trees on the Mount Edgecumb Estate, An awesome venue with loads of fantastic trees for training people and having a laugh.

A couple of you mentioned climbing on national trust estates, I’ve worked as a warden at Lanhydrock , Trelissick and glendurgan. All of these also have fantastic trees to climb and would be quite happy for us to utilise their trees if an event was organised.

It would be great to hear what you all think and if anyone is up for a climb any time we should defiantly sort an event out.

Cheers then

Sam