Clearing woodland

[Newmedia]

Hi, I know it is a bit of a strange question but it is business related!

I own a piece of thick woodland of around a acre. I wish to clear the trees and stumps and try to seed the land to grass.

I was just wondering, is this legal?
As far as I am aware there is no preservation orders on the trees and there is little on line to say if this is possible.

Thanks for any help.

 

[OldWelshGuy]

A friend of mine works for the Forestry Commission and was absolutely furious that s pub owner had felled a load of trees and uprooted without permission.

So I am asuming that you need permission. Why not speak to the forrestry commission.

 

[papverpoppies]

Hi, I know it is a bit of a strange question but it is business related!

I own a piece of thick woodland of around a acre. I wish to clear the trees and stumps and try to seed the land to grass.

I was just wondering, is this legal?
As far as I am aware there is no preservation orders on the trees and there is little on line to say if this is possible.

Thanks for any help.

Yes check first, but you will have heck of a job turning woodland into a grass pasture, unless you plan to dig up or kill all off the tree roots first.

Poppy xx

 

[estwig]

You want to cut down trees??

Don't know where you are, but in the south-east, trees have more rights than I do!!!

 

[oldeagleeye]

You can't jusy clear woodland and your neverr gonna grow grass there - not big enough for paintball games either.

Dog or cat cematary perhaps @ £250 quid per m2

PS. Al councils got a conservation officer now. Talk to the man

 

[S-Marketing]

Hi, I know it is a bit of a strange question but it is business related!

I own a piece of thick woodland of around a acre. I wish to clear the trees and stumps and try to seed the land to grass.

I was just wondering, is this legal?
As far as I am aware there is no preservation orders on the trees and there is little on line to say if this is possible.

Thanks for any help.

Phone the council and speak to the Arboriculture officer in planning.

You need to check for TPO's, conservation areas and SSSI's.

The Arb officer will tell you everything you need to know.

 

[Jeff FV]

Pigs.

They won't clear the trees & the stumps, but they will clear all the undergrowth.

Fence off the area, introduce a couple of porkers - several months later, job done & two free range, fattened pigs. Its the way its been done for generations.

 

[S-Marketing]

Pigs.

They won't clear the trees & the stumps, but they will clear all the undergrowth.

Fence off the area, introduce a couple of porkers - several months later, job done & two free range, fattened pigs. Its the way its been done for generations.

He will need to get machinery in to prep the ground to seed anyway so may as well do the whole lot with machinery. Pigs are a nice idea but a bit of a waste of time.