Theo18

Hello,

I am looking for farmers or other land owners who may have fallen trees of less than 60 cm in diameter on their land and which they don't mind me clearing in or around Oxfordshire. I would be willing to pay a small access fee for the priviledge and it would help manage the land too.. I have my own chainsaw, axe and wheelbarrow for the job, so they're wouldn't be any heavy machinery going over the land.

I look forward to hearing from you in advance.

Regards,

Theo

Hi,

If anyone knows of felled trees in the Oxfordshire area that have just been left on the ground, please let me know.

Regards,

Theo

Hello,

I am looking to buy or perhaps pay a daily admission charge to remove fallen trees from landowners land in Oxfordshire area (maybe farmers or woodland owners). If you or anyone else you know have fallen trees that are in reasonable condition and are reasonably accessible on their land, please contact me on here and we can discuss it further.

Regards,

Theo

Hello,

I am looking for felled trees no more than 70cm in diameter in Oxfordshire and the surrounding area and within 100 metres of parking. Tree species of particular interest are oak, hawthorn, hazel and birch though other species will be considered. If you or someone you know has felled trees on their land and wouldn't mind me collecting the landowners permission, then please let me know. There may be a deal that can be done for doing so.

Regards,

Theo

Hello Arborculturalists,

I am looking for anyone who wouldn't mind granting me access to remove fallen trees in woodlands in the Oxfordshire or surrounding area. Trees must be no larger than 50cm in diameter and recently have recently fallen/felled. Species of particular interest are Birch, Hazel, Hawthorne and Oak though other tree species will be considered. If you are a land owner or know of a landowner who wouldn't mind fallen trees to be removed from their land, please get in touch. An offering or access charge can be made for suitable trees.

Thanks for your time,

Theo

Hello,

I am looking for felled trees no more than 70cm in diameter in Oxfordshire and the surrounding area within 100 metres of parking. Tree species of particular interest are oak, hawthorn, hazel and birch though other species will be considered. If you or someone you know has felled trees on their land and wouldn't mind me collecting them, then please let me know.

Regards,

Theo

Hello,

I am looking for felled trees no more than 70cm in diameter in Oxfordshire and the surrounding area within 100 metres of parking. Tree species of particular interest are oak, hawthorn, hazel and birch though other species will be considered. If you or someone you know has felled trees on their land and wouldn't mind me collecting them, then please let me know.

Regards,

Theo

I've used it for roughly the same time and had one delivery, so don't be too jaded. From this one time, I would say that it is important to be flexible about delivery and to make the delivery as easy as possible for the arboriculturists.  

On 16/08/2021 at 18:53, Theo18 said:

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Hello,

I am looking for any felled trunks and branches that have been left in  Oxfordshire or the surrounding counties area, aren't too rotten and whose landowner wouldn't mind me operating on their land. If you know of any wood that meet this criteria,please let me know. I would be willing to pay an access charge for the wood depending on wood quantity, quality and site logistics.

Regards,

Theo

Check the wait limits on your vehicle. I almost fill two 0.9cm cubed bags when I go to woodland but don't fill the second bag up completely as they both must weigh about 450kg-500kg as wet weight and the weight limit is 550kg in my Mazda estate. Don't know if the weight includes the driver so that is why I don't completely fill the second bag.

Have you any photos you could post of the wood? I may be interested if there is enough of it and it is relatively dry.

Is this wood you have or are you looking for a haulier to transport timber from a site to a processing plant? I am looking for timber in the Oxfordshire area but I would be using it for firewood.

Really interested to hear you are working with horses to extract the wood rather than machinery. It would definitely be worth seeing how much the horses could drag and how far they could drag wood for to understand the horses capabilities and also the financial side. Also consider the gradient that the horses are working on if there is any. How many hours of work would you be offering? I have a small battery chainsaw but it should be enough  for 300mm diameter trees.

4 minutes ago, Doug Tait said:

At one time I was reliant on firewood too (before I did tree work), got everything I used by going round farms and landowners and asking directly. Most were happy to help.

 

Hopefully being a tip site will pay off for you anyway, all the best.

Yeah I might try that. Hopefully they're just as helpful in the Scottish Borders as they are in Oxfordshire.

7 hours ago, Will C said:

Speak to your local tree teams when the truck is full and the customer wants the site cleared, someone like you that collect a load can be a god send however this is normally short notice. 

Thanks for your advice Will C. I have contacted a few local tree surgeons, so hopefully they will reply.

Hi Doug, 

The firewood is for personal use and  for my mum who relies on firewood to some extent. I have set up a tip site now. However, I know that some Tree Surgeons leave the wood where they've sawn it,so I thought I would pose the question on here just in case a Tree Surgeon had left wood anywhere in Oxfordshire.

Regards,

Theo

Hello,

If anyone has any recently felled trees that have been left decomposing on flora in the Oxfordshire area please let me know. These felled trees should be less than a year old (nothing too rotten), less than 80cm in diameter and accessible by wheelbarrow. I would be willing to pay a small fee of around £5-£20 per month as a site access fee (depending on wood availability, wood species and distance at your site) and would be very quiet with my battery chainsaw and axe. I would especially like to hear from farmers or anyone with small patches of woodland. It goes without saying that you must be the landowner to grant me permission to the wood site.

Regards,

Theo

I will brush the logs with a wire brush when I burn them and the logs without the mould I will sell to neighbours. Yes horse chestnut  isn't the best firewood understood but it is far better providing heat for humans than rotting in a woodland and feeding the woodlice. It is on pallets and covered which should keep mould at bay. Thanks for the advice.

I will brush the logs with a wire brush when I burn them and the logs without the mould I will sell to neighbours. Yes horse chestnut  isn't the best firewood understood but it is far better providing heat for humans than rotting in a woodland and feeding the woodlice. It is on pallets and covered which should keep mould at bay. Thanks for the advice.

On 23/07/2021 at 10:43, Vedhoggar said:

The black stain caused by the mould will not go away but that white mould and that green/black mould on the surface to some extent can be brushed off with a wire brush when dry and it doesn't seem to affect the burning of wood once dry. The stain sometimes is just on the surface and not far into the log but can be right through the log with some species.  Let the sun and air at it and stack off the ground but cover up as mentioned if rain is forecast.  If for own use when ready to burn just bring some indoors and put it straight into the stove alternatively run a wire brush across the face beforehand to remove what you can. Not great firewood but all wood will burn when dry 

6 minutes ago, spuddog0507 said:

My thoughts are this wood has been covered for a while and the mould has started a while back, you have then taken the tarp off when the weather has picked up ? Horse chestnut is not a good firewood for a start, i tend not to bother with it much these days for the same reason you have, and if i do get  some i leave it in lenghs in the building near the doors then cut n split it when moisture level has dropped a fair bit, seems to work for us,, 

It has been covered for about 4 months but the mould was already there when I collected it. I uncovered it a few days ago in the hopes that the high UV levels would kill it so as to become unnoticeable. 

Unfortunately horse chestnut was all the Gamekeeper had readily accessible though it could well be that someone took all the good wood before my arrival.

9 minutes ago, Lowestoft Firewood said:

Make sure they have plenty of ventilation. I.e. Air all round and raised off the floor on pallets 

Lowestoft already on pallets and getting plenty of ventilation with the tarpaulin off.

Thanks for your advice Muttley.

What solution would you recommend to get rid of the mould stain? The Internet is suggesting white vinegar mixed with water though I will have to wipe any excess so as not to dampen the wood again.

Regards,

Theo

Hello,

Recently a Gamekeeper allowed me to collect some felled horse chestnut that had been left in the woods for some time. I have noticed  there is some black mould (1st photo) and green mould (2nd photo) on the wood.

If I leave it this wood in the sunshine for long enough will the mould disappear? We've had about 5 days of continuous 30 degree sunshine here which has made the wood so light my wood stack collapsed (restacked now) but I am wondering if the mould will ever go.

Many thanks for any advice in advance.

Theo