Arran Turner

its my first year of trading i have some logs, some have been stored in a container down the yard as ive have been moved around the yard a bit. They have been split but now are a little mouldy, should i bin them or bag them and put them outside? Secondly im going to do my pile outside next week, split and put in a tonne bag then put on a crate and put a tarp over the top, how long should i store them for, is it a year to season? And is this process okey thank you arran

I went out yesterday and really enjoyed it will help greatly on speed strength and quick thinking, I put my dad as ice on my phone ( in case of emergency )and told him when I was going up and told him I'll call him in an hour to say I'm out if not he should call me, just incase anything did happen. So much fun. I will be out most days during my Xmas break from college. Loved it, cycled there climbed then cycled home, the simplicity was great. :thumbup::thumbup:

:thumbup:Its 35k but don't worry they throw in free postage Well Pirates of the Carrabian

Got ya Thank you, im just trying to get clued up on what everything is, got my tickets early next year so just learning learning learning Arran

Right I understand the Cinch now Do the lanyards have to have a steel core or is that just a prefference for spiking slowly getting there ay Thank you Arran

Thank you folks ill pop out and get some parrafin oil this week, at least it wont dent my pocket Arran

I want to make placemats out of some of the logs i have, what oil/ solution do you guys use to seal the wood, and whats the process? Sand down then oil? Not really sure thats why im here thank you very much arran

Thank you guys, Is the rope just a split tail? Could the cinch belay device be replicated with a prussik knot for example? Thanks again Arran

cant put vid up on my phone i think i saw it on one of rupes climbing video has the mechanism got a specific name? Thank you arran

was watching a tree climbing comp on youtube, when they get to the end of a limb they rope up to the limb they are on, what is it they are using? Seems to be fed through a mechanism to be fastened. Is it a flipline? Sorry still getting through correct names for everything thank you Arran

to provide optimum conditions for root development. :001_rolleyes:not after the HE hard landscaping

Is there any websites or books i can buy that show the cuts that will be done? Thank You Arran

There you go Thanks Arran

Writtle College

Ill take pictures of the stem and gills at lunch and post them, Thank you ! Arran

Good morning This is a fungus on a Sophora japonic at college Dead wood started appearing about a year ago and now these fungus' have appeared Just wondering what they are. Supposedly the tree is worth quite a bit of £££ Thank You Arran

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240 I lied:001_huh:

Veteran Tree Management Course National Trust Hatfield Forest Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd February 2012 9am - 4pm Price: £240 Course Outline The course will cover specific issues related to the management of veteran trees and differences compared with conventional arboriculture. Topics covered will also include surveying a veteran tree population, interpreting and implementing a management plan, how to practically conserve a veteran tree, which techniques to use in different situations using some real life examples to be seen in practice from a MEWP. It will also look at the ways you can apply a veteran tree management plan to your own site. Course leaders Vikki Forbes Vikki has worked in nature conservation since 1992. Up until 2003 in England at Burnham Beeches, Ashtead Common and Hatfield Forest. Since 2003 she has worked as a freelance ecologist in Sweden with Pro Natura. Vikki has worked with issues related to the ancient and veteran trees (surveying, ecology, training and practical management) throughout her working career and has surveyed in excess of 10000 veteran trees in Sweden and the UK. Reg Harris Reg is Director of Urban Forestry (Bury St. Edmunds) Ltd, an AA approved contracting company. Acts as an assessor for the AA on the Approved Contractor scheme and also represents the AA on the AFAG committee. Urban Forestry have been involved with Veteran tree work since 2000, predominantly at Hatfield Forest and Aspal Close in East Anglia, but also at several sites in Sweden. Henry Bexley Henry is Countryside Manager for the National Trust in Essex and South Suffolk. He has a practical background in forestry and arboriculture prior to joining the Hatfield Forest team in 2000. He assisted with the Forest’s veteran tree management programme from its inception in 2001 and has been responsible for its entire implementation from 2003 to the present. Day 1 Morning – Indoors with presentations covering the following: Background to Veteran Tree management Conservation arboriculture Differences from Shigo theory (stub length etc.) Fungi and trees Ageing process How to interpret and implement veteran tree management plans What to think about when putting out a contract Other practical things to think about? Afternoon: Take a walk around Hatfield looking at examples the natural processes that trees go through when ageing Retrenchment Layering Limb loss Regeneration Differences between pollards and maidens, young and veteran trees. Day 2 Outdoors all day apart from the last two hours Group splits to do two activities Activity 1 Look at trees which have been cut, discuss what has happened. Demonstration from the ground. Pole thinning Retrenchment Coronet/rip cuts Look at a tree before cut See a tree being cut – demo Activity 2 Delegates go up into the trees on a platform and have a look at work that has been done up close. Demonstrations from the ground as well as in platform. 2-4pm approx - indoor session Small groups to discuss what they have seen. How is it possible to put into practice back in your workplace/site? What questions remain unanswered? Summarise the two days. Discuss the Good Practice Guide. To book, please call or email Nicky Daniel on (01279) 870678 / [email protected]

It was on a poster at college (Writtle College) I gave them a call on 01279 870678, wait through all the options till it goes through to calling. The bloke I talked to was Henry Bexley Ive got the email for what the course consists of, I will happily forward it. You will gain a cert of attendance for going. Arran

:001_smile:Thank you aswell superfast, im super happy and will be buying more from you guys again soon. Arran

Try for a busery at college I got the sheets the over day from Daisy Ching ching

The course is at hatfield forest on the 2nd and 3rd of feb, has anyone been to one before or is anyone going? Im looking to go as long as its worth the £270 they want Arran

:thumbdown:I live in thurrock. I hate it.

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