headgroundsman

I had some financial help from Perennial towards the cost of an outdoor wheelchair when I was the Headgroundsman at a hotel with 100 acres including a deerpark and some mature woodland

You may need to consider how much you can make for a day on arb work and how much from firewood. Probably best to concentrate on your main business and have the firewood as a sideline

19/20people might be able to do this work but I bet half do not do a good job or take ages to do it. I am now a gardener from a wheelchair but have more work available than I want or need due to the fact that I know how to do the job well and am quicker and more effective than most able bodied gardeners. Maybe partly because I have had to find ways that work for me and partly because I give 100% towards my work.

My mower cuts and picks up gtass perfectly well when the grass is wet and it is much easier to clean the underneath after cutting wet grass than when it has cut lush dry grass that has produced a hard cake

I would do a combination of laying, layering and coppicing. If you are unsure about layering it is where a flexible rod is brought into contact with the soil where it will root. It can then be severed from the main plant if required

Did you put guards round the trees? I controlled a lot of bramble by riding round with a 4x4 quad. I also planted a couple of acres of trees next to a couple of acres of wild flower meadow. I was reluctant to use glyphosate but now have found a happy accident. By spraying early in the season I am getting volunteer Oak trees and wild flowers doing well where i have sprayed and am now doing this for that very purpose

I have gone on a facebook page offering free wood and made a few contacts. I turn up with an 8x4 trailer at the time they say and the guys load me up with timber any size that two men can lift. I have made a few good contacts and now they call me and do not use the facebook page as they are fed up with their phone going ping and people turning up with little cars and asking for smaller pieces. My log store is nearly full and I contacted a couple of local guys that were also looking for wood but either did not have time due to work or had just moved to a place with a burner and no dry wood. They have come and helped me cut and split a load and i offered to either pay them cash in hand or some dry firewood. They have both taken wood on 4 or 5 occasions and never asked for cash even though offered at a fair rate. If it works for both parties then it is a good deal

I have had a few loads from the tip site register but get most of my wood from one or two guys i have got to know. I have a large trailer and turn up when i say i will. They load me quickly and i am away to let them continue with the work that makes them money. I get wood for my fires and a bit to sell that helps pay for fuel for my vehicle and spares for my saws

Looks like Ash saw fly tome

Keep a very close eye on things and consider live traps for squirrels if you do not want any guns. I have a woodland that is part of the National forest and they have shown me some woods that will have no usable oak trees left due to inadequate squirrel control at the stage your woodland is now at

if you do not have the time or are unwilling to do it yourself you may beable to get some safe shots with air rifles willing to help with grey squirrel control. Without this you can expect100% of the oaks to be damaged like this.

Get a couple of quad bikes and let the kids have fun!

Wild flower meadow for the flat field and plant trees on the other. Look for grants for tree planting and payments for up to 10 years. I have 2 acres wild flower meadow and 2 acres trees planted 2016. I manage it purely for wildlife and expect nothing in return for my hard work. The wild flower meadow make enough hay to get a few days work out of my mate that has it for his horses

Can anyone identify this tree from the photo of the leaves