saintsman54

I know this is a little off topic from the original thread, but I'm involved with the UK Squirrel Accord who are supporting the Contraceptive Drug research, so i thought people may be interested to hear more. The idea is that making GS infertile rather than shooting/trapping, will be more effective at a landscape scale, compared to killing squirrels and their neighbours filling the population vacuum. The project is in year 3 of 5, currently they have got the feeder sorted so it will only deliver to GS and nothing else, they have also undertaken modelling to understand what density the feeders need to be deployed at to be efficient, finally they are still working on the actual drug, but have found 3 possibilities with 1 being especially good. Over the next two years they will be undertaking more trials of the drugs, then looking at field trails and registration of the drug. If you want any more info, check out the UKSA website - UK Squirrel Accord SQUIRRELACCORD.UK

You are right, Woburn have a population of Black Squirrels that are mutated Greys.

Any wiggle room in the spec? you could fence the area instead?

what about a log arch timber trailer? This guy has documented building one - Equipment – Matt Cremona WWW.MATTCREMONA.COM

Don't forget to look at the grant funding options Woodland creation grant: Countryside Stewardship - GOV.UK WWW.GOV.UK Capital grant for farmers and land managers to create woodland: find out about payment rates and the rules for the scheme.

Could you cleave it in to quarters? You would waste a few boards but it might be quicker

A SSSI designation can make it easier to receive some types of grant funding. For example, if you had an un-managed woodland with some rare species still holding on (and your plan was to initiate restoration), then it could be advantageous for it to be designated. Great thread TVI, keep it up ?

@lucan - what he said ?

Something at the National Memorial Arboretum maybe?

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My understanding is that winter coppicing is less stressful to the plant as you aren't removing the canopy mid growing season

@kav from Buryhook might be able to help http://www.buryhook.co.uk/ , based in Wheatley

any Hurley potential in the sticks?

As the Grey Squirrel is a non native invasive species, it is an offence to release a trapped squirrel! I am not sure if a feeder cage counts as a trap though... https://www.rsne.org.uk/squirrels-and-law

A few thoughts: - Good idea to retain the existing hardwoods as seed trees. - Are there many Deer/Rabbits/Hare about? - You could maybe think about planting at a quarter of the final required stocking density, with the expectation that natural regen will fill in the gaps. This will allow you to introduce specific species and from more southerly provenance to protect against climate change variations.