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Thanks all, now sorted

I've got a smallholding here near Carmarthen and probably buying another 30 acres of land. Hedges have not been cut for 3 years. Now getting out of hand and I will probably take the sides off with a hedge cutter but thinking of laying them after that in the winter. Probably 600m in total. Anyone local who might be interested in quoting drop me a message. Thanks

Thanks for the comments everyone, it is appreciated. If anyone has further ideas I'll be glad to hear them. For the benefit of clarification I'm not talking a plantation but agricultural land with a lot of very old trees(quite a few dead and fallen etc. or coming to the end of their lives) mostly oak, ash etc. Road access is very poor so so cannot get anything much bigger than a 20' 4 wheeler lorry here. Thanks again

I live in South Wales and currently have a smallholding with some mature woodland. I've negotiated (subject to contract) to purchase another 29 acres with a lot of mature (and fallen) trees as well. Now I'm too old (retired) for doing it myself but wondered if anyone had any experience of some sort of shared timber/log supply business. In essence I'm thinking a bit along the lines of share farming. Something like I provide the facilities and trees (i'm thinking of building a suitable agricultural shed) and another party provides the labour and distribution, probably sharing the costs of any onsite equipment and we share the profits. Appreciate that this might be fraught with issues and it might be better if I just pay someone for their time cutting and splitting for me. But just wondered if anyone had made something like this work. Thoughts? Based near Carmarthen BTW

Hi, I live on a smallholding near Nantgaredig in Carmarthenshire and am likely to have to undergo heart surgery soon thus unable to do it myself. So I am looking for someone to cut up two very large Cherry trees, that have come down over the winter and stack the brash for burning etc. There are also a few smaller fallen lengths that need cutting up as well. Access is quite good but you can't get a vehicle to them as they are on a hill. All on the ground so no climbing. In addition I need someone to strim (so that I can spray at a later date) some areas of newly planted woodland where brambles are starting to encroach. This will need a hefty strimmer probably with a metal blade. I'm happy for these to be done as a 'hospital jobs' i.e. to fit in around other work as long as it is done before the end of the spring. Cash on completion. If anyone is interested let me know. It would be best to look at the job first so local and passing by would be good. Due to my hospital clinic visits etc. replies may be a bit haphazard so feel free to email me john(at)imat(dot)co(dot)uk

Thanks to those who have messaged me. For those who asked for a photo. Tree has toppled from my existing would into the top of my new plantation. Access is fairly easy by walking up 80/100m from the flat at the bottom of the plantation. Cuttings and brash can just be piles up to rot/provide habitat. I can collect cut logs by backing my tractor/transport box up the rows of the new plantaion. Normally I'd do it myself; but too many other projects on the go!

Hi I've got a smallholding in Carmarthenshire (near Nantgaredig). Looking for someone to cut up a largeish fallen tree (winter storms) into logs etc. Access is quite good but not on the flat. Maybe other ongoing work from time to time. Drop me a message if anyone is interested. Your hourly inclusive rate would be useful.

You should be able to work most of it out if you read the blog This is part 3 showing some of the frame/roof construction Building a Pole Barn Part 3 | John and Liz Burton

Permitted development on my smallholding, I got it ok'd in writing from the Council first.

Not being a 'tree person' (I'm a retiree/smallholder) I don't post here very often but quite pleased with my log drying shed/barn for equipment that I self built. Started off with the idea of building a pole barn ended up with using a frame as it is on infilled land and needed good foundations. More of the build on our blog Building a Pole Barn Part 5 | John and Liz Burton

Thanks for the responses (and messages) so far. However, it looks like my original contractor has come back on the scene; so if he gets on with things I'm sorted!

You can get a tractor on most of it as long as it isn't too wet.

Looking for someone to erect around 360m of agricultural stock fence and a couple of gates on fairly steep land near Carmarthen. If any one knows someone who may be interested please tell them to get in touch. Usual story - enthusiastic local contractor turned up to estimate then never bothered to actually give me a quote despite repeated requests . Work must be completed in the next 4 weeks. Thanks

Many thanks.

Just got my grant approved to plant 2.26 hectares of Native Woodland (Biodiversity) on my smallholding in Wales. If anyone knows of any planting contractors and suppliers of trees within travelling distance of Carmarthen, who might be interested in giving me a quote, could you perhaps message me their contact details? Many thanks in advance