Gary Prentice
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Is it Germany where you have to be licenced and/or trained to keep the bigger breeds too?
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Advice on Willow re-pollard. The options?
Gary Prentice replied to Gardenscape's topic in General chat
Does that terminology allow higher charges? -
None of ours bother with them when indoors. I noticed that this evening while we were out they were stopped and just watching them in the sky. Guess we're just fortunate
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Advice on Willow re-pollard. The options?
Gary Prentice replied to Gardenscape's topic in General chat
What tickles me is the debate about spiking when no-one comments on the eight inch cuts of the reduction itself. -
Advice on Willow re-pollard. The options?
Gary Prentice replied to Gardenscape's topic in General chat
I'd have to disagree. It's only ever ok if the local tree officer can't see it. -
Don't know about that, but if you disturb them, they move out a seek alternate accommodation https://media4.giphy.com/media/RlT9O4ULAvBgA/200w.gif You have been warned
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Sorry everyone for continuing to de-rail but I've got to share this. Passed a real nice tree wagon today, mobile number and the advert on the side advertised; Tree felling and Chopping I've searched BS3998 and can't find the definition for 'chopping' so can only assume it means that after felling they convert to firewood:confused1:
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Sorry to hear this, as I'm many areas it's becoming a free for all. I assume you're going into the private sector so wish you well.
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If he comes out in his PJ's, effing and blinding that you've no consideration that he's been doing 'nights', you've probably disturbed him and ergo committed an offence.
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I downloaded it yesterday, after a heads up from another source. I didn't associate it with this, only flicking through looking at the pictures:blushing:
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Bad day Jules? If I had the energy or inclination, I could go into great detail why mine has probably been worse. But instead I'm going to walk the dogs, chill out and get up tomorrow with the optimistic believe that it will be better than today.
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Ants, you fool
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The statutory duty on highway clearance is the LA (basically). Whether they do it themselves or tell the landowner to seems to vary, but is up to them. I've had owners who have been told to do, within 28 days, in CAs, where the planning department have said you need to submit a section 211 notification (maybe get an answer within 6 weeks) There's not always much interdepartmental communication:001_smile:
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There isn't a limb diameter. If the tree is over 75mm, it's protected and the rules apply.
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Not 100% sure, but I think I've read that bleeding/sap loss although dramatic is not particularly harmful. The energy loss from the buds ready to open (lost to reductive pruning) is probably more important in spring pruning.
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Our 'want it now' society'
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Started on them years ago when I was climbing everyday and, along with changing some work practices, there was a marked improvement. Our old rottie was struggling a few years ago, walking really stiffly to an extent that we thought we'd lose her. We started giving her fish oil caps and she improved rapidly. I figure they're worth a try anyway
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And it smelt 'fabric fresh'?
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If everything is less than 75mm dbh it's excempt, but I've always emailed the LA to inform them that we are doing it and everything is exempt. An email saves them responding to a complaint and coming out, then stopping everyone working while they look round the site. A bit of professional courtesy and may earn you some brownie points.
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Am I the only one who is confused in that one week I'm hearing that it's okay to cull and the next you need an ecology report and can't disturb them?
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This has all been very educational:thumbup1:
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The alternative is to lift many square metres of paving. I'm a little doubtful about whether it's possible to bore a plastic corrugated pipe at all though. Then, the smaller internal pipe may prove to be inadequate for the flow rates. Where's eggs?
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That's really useful, thanks. Right, that explains a lot. Cheers
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We think there's a high probability that root intrusion has blocked the pipe. The area where water is coming up doesn't get vehicles over it because of the layout and there's no visible distortion of the blocks, there or elsewhere on the paving. I was wondering if it would be possible to 'bore' the pipe to remove any roots and then use a smaller diameter solid pipe internally, to save lifting all the blocks, but suppose that wouldn't be a practical proposition?
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Can you compact sand? Serious question, as my understanding of the partical size means that it has a lot of pore space. I also understood that block paving was acceptable under planning conditions/restraints as a permeable (semi-permeable?) surfacing. But thinking about it more, most hard surfacing goes over a compacted base or sub-base that rather reduces the permeability anyway. The onsite builder, not the original contractor, suggested that as the land drain pipe comes in 50m lengths, it may have been convenient to use (inappropriately) with little thought of root intrusion in the future. The next stage is some exploratory digging which I'm going to be involved with as the sycamore is TPO'ed. I suspect the whole lot will end up being dug out and re-installed properly. Thanks for every- ones confirmation of my thoughts.
