Mark Wileman

I'd hopefully be able to pull out enough sawlogs via thinning, but may need to clear fell portions over time. Yeah I'll speak to the forestry officer, I just wasn't sure how approachable they are. Is it common to get felling licenses granted for such low yield? My only experience with dealing with permissions is planning permission and that whole process has scared me to even ask the powers that be for anything...

Oh! I thought it was 2m3 a quarter! This is probably the better option, it'll be on an ad hoc basis anyway - I think... I'm just future proofing my income.

Good evening, An opportunity has arisen for me to purchase a small area of predominantly oak woodland (5 acres). It's all forest grown and nice and straight, the plan would be to sit on it for a few years and then use it for green oak framing in the future (less than 30m3/year). It's not an ancient woodland. Is there are way to gauge if a felling license would be granted in the future before I purchase it, or best to just take the gamble?

Back on the way up! Money is in guessing the turning point to make profit on the way up and down!

I just executed my exit strategy. Sold half my kit to buy tools and became a Carpenter! So far so good!

I was in a bad mood yesterday for some reason! Sorry! ?

You should have been more specific. I thought you were living up to the climbing Arbtalker elitist sterotype that I try to quash at every turn!

Do you think I'm an arsehole because I don't value the opinion on my ground team?

£150 is the top end in West Wales, usually £100-120 - people don't care how good you are around here, they just care if you break stuff or not! I've gone back to chippying, £160 a day no questions asked and the work is easier and more rewarding. I still plan to do a bit of tree work because it's fun, wasn't quiet the lucrative business I thought it was though!

I think I have an F1. I only do small stuff on it, but it's amazing.

Cool, upgraded to logosol?

It's pretty crazy that you'll struggle to get a decent tradesman insurance rate for most building trades without an NVQ 2/3 in that trade, but I can get insurance for dismantling a 100ft tree over a listed mansion with a 3 days long rigging ticket.

I've reverted back to carpentry! Boarded out a loft and built a banister today!

Sorry to hear that mate. ?

I just pull trees over sometimes. You all take this far too seriously.