Q: What area does the SPHN cover? A: 21.37ha of the community woodland and all larch within that area will be felled as a result. Q: Were all the larch […]
Category: Community Woodland
The forwarder is now working to remove logs from across the felled area (Zones 1 to 5), to the stacking area for haulage offsite. This week Zone 4 has been completed, […]
We’re pleased to say that the harvester has now left Gillies Hill. This means that all larch trees have now been felled – with the exception of those trees containing squirrel […]
Zone 5, our last zone, has been the focus both for hand-felling (guys with chainsaws) and the harvester felling and processing into logs this week. The harvester will be working […]
Felling continues at pace and should be complete towards the end of next week.. Felling larch in Zone 4 will be complete tomorrow. Some of these trees will be difficult […]
The good weather has allowed the felling to continue at pace. The harvester has been felling larch in Zone 4 and is expected to finish in this zone on Tuesday […]
Work to fell and remove the larch continues to progress at pace. Felling in Zone 2 is complete and the harvester has moved into Zone 3. It is anticipated Zone […]
Work to fell and remove the larch is now thankfully progressing at pace. RTS (the contractor) have brought on additional felling resources by way of chainsaw operators to speed up […]
The weather has thankfully improved enough to make progress. The forecast for the coming week appears to be favourable. The access route from the stacking area near the Walled Garden […]
Those that have managed to visit the woods will have noticed there has been little progress on felling or clearing the felled logs for the last week. This is wholly […]