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Sounds like the quote I've had is reasonable (just under £2,000) but I'd like to see if can get a grant to help with the cost. I'm happy to pay a proportion of it

Plenty of volunteers run the London Marathon each year - doesn't make it easy 😁 They're fairly thick stems and it's a long length. I've only laid a little hedge before with much thinner stems

Got a 90m hedge that needs laying in East Sussex. I'd like to tackle it myself but fear it's beyond me. Had one quote so far but wouldn't mind another one

It's a couple of feet up. You could be right about one being engulfed by the other.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Stopped by this tree in my woodland today and instantly recognised the sweet chestnut leaves. Then it struck me as odd because I hadn't planted any there and none of the others were that big. Also, it looked like alder bark. It's definitely an alder but there's a sweet chestnut growing out of it. Must've been a small hollow where a nut was stashed. Wonder how long they'll stay like this?

Burning a lot of it at the moment. It's fun identifying the different species and I'm almost tempted to ration it as it's so good.

Well, within reason. It'll stop people randomly coming in but won't stop those who are determined to get in

It's an expensive way of getting firewood. You'll need a method of cutting it and getting it out. 3 acres isn't a vast amount for it to be sustainable. Fencing will keep out people and deer (if it's high enough) but may not be necessary or worth it. If you want to bring a vehicle in there, then you'll need a decent track if it's not a 4x4 based mobile home. That is expensive and could need planning permission. A woodland with that existing will probably have a higher pricetag. Woodlands.co.uk are a money making business and I know they don't allow shooting in their woodlands but otherwise may not be too restrictive. I wonder how many lots that they sell actually get managed properly and lead to healthier woodland overall?

Inspired me to clear a load of crap out of the way and get mine out again. Been sat in the barn for quite some time now but fired right up with jump leads. Battery completely knackered (was fitted with a winch and wasn't powerful enough) so ordered a new one. Drove beautifully. Thought petrol might have gone off but apparently not

Ah, fair enough

I didn't need to do any welding to fit the towbar to my Jimny

I haven't had any for a couple of years but before then it would come in fits and starts.

I use a tow hitch adaptor on the front pintle of my tractor to run an electric winch. With a cheap wireless remote it's fantastic and I can fit muck forks to the loader to anchor into the ground if desired

They're pretty simple machines. Mine jammed up the other day when a fork went through it but the overrun clutch on the PTO shaft saved the day. The product is fiddly to burn but you can really fill a stove up and it goes for a long time. It gets choked up on brash but it's a decent way of reducing bulk if you don't have a chipper

Do they take from cuttings? Tempted to coppice it this year as it's been a mast year so unlikely to crop heavily next year