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v1Tom1v

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  1. I am new to the arb world and am just about to start my path as a hand cutter working on some coppicing. As soon as I told folk that this was my intent I started getting requests for help with trees people wanted removing. One interesting request regarded trees on a boundary of a property that an old colleague wanted removing. She tells me that they are on her land but don't look like it due to the boundary fence running around the tree on the side of her garden instead of running straight containing them within the garden. I was wondering if anyone had any insight into who is responsible for checking who's land the trees are on and whether she would or I would be liable for the felling the trees if they did turn out to belong to the farmer who owns the fields around the house?
  2. Hi there Webby, Thanks for the input, sorry its taken me a while to respond! I have just recently just had a stroke of luck in finding an opportunity for some consistent work as an independent contractor locally. This seems to be my best bet I feel and the only decent opportunity I have come across in a year of looking! I am looking into the public liability insurance as we speak as well as the tax return side of things. Do you have any further pearls of wisdom you discovered when getting into the self employed forestry work scene? Thanks again for taking the time to respond. Cheers, Tom
  3. Hi there, My preference is more the Estate/ woodlands route. I am limited by a lack of startup capital of which I have very little after the expense of the qualifications and equipment. To this end setting up as a contractor seems a risky choice as I would not be able to afford any prolonged stint not working. this being the case I have been focusing on trying to find work for someone established in order to gain experience and contacts in order to work towards self employment. I am currently working as a caretaker as a necessity after striking out finding opportunities for forestry work in my area.
  4. Hi All, Its my first time posting on here so I hope I have done so in the right Topic. I am trying to change careers and broach the Forestry/woodland management sector as I would like my professional life to contribute to the management and conservation of the ancient woodland in my local area. I have recently undergone and passed qualifications in chainsaw maintenance and crosscutting as well as felling trees up to 380mm as well as sourcing all my own Equipment and PPE in an attempt to make myself more desirable when applying for work. This being the case I am finding it very hard to actually find any vacancies/Opportunities for any forestry work in my area despite there being plenty of working woodland. I am hoping that there might be some folk on here might be able to provide some advice as to how best to broach the sector or possibly even a local contact (Canterbury, Kent area) who I could speak to about work in my local area. Any advice or help would be very gratefully received. Tom

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