Aspect Forestry and Rural Management
@aspectforest.bsky.social
Timber harvesting contractors and woodland advisors. Achieving the most from your woodland with a flexible and conscientious approach. Established in 2004.
www.aspect-forestry.co.uk
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
10/10 The coppiced hedge will be fenced to prevent browsing and it will start to regenerate next spring. Over a few years it will produce a dense, species rich boundary feature which will be a far better nesting habitat for farmland birds such as yellow hammer and linnet. 🧵END
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
10/10 The coppiced hedge will be fenced to prevent browsing and it will start to regenerate next spring. Over a few years it will produce a dense, species rich boundary feature which will be a far better nesting habitat for farmland birds such as yellow hammer and linnet. 🧵END
9/10 The farm is carrying out essential conservation management. A by product of brash and poor quality timber is produced, this can then be utilised to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels through a heating system. This is also done with minimal road transportation.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
9/10 The farm is carrying out essential conservation management. A by product of brash and poor quality timber is produced, this can then be utilised to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels through a heating system. This is also done with minimal road transportation.
8/10 All this chip is then utilised through the farm’s three boiler systems to provide heat and hot water to a number of different houses, a function facility and various other farm buildings.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
8/10 All this chip is then utilised through the farm’s three boiler systems to provide heat and hot water to a number of different houses, a function facility and various other farm buildings.
7/10 The brash is extracted as whole tree length material on the forwarder. This is then stacked and allowed to air dry for 2 years. Once the material
has fallen below 20% moisture content, it is chipped and stored dry.
has fallen below 20% moisture content, it is chipped and stored dry.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
7/10 The brash is extracted as whole tree length material on the forwarder. This is then stacked and allowed to air dry for 2 years. Once the material
has fallen below 20% moisture content, it is chipped and stored dry.
has fallen below 20% moisture content, it is chipped and stored dry.
5/10 Please remember that coppicing hedges of this nature may require a Forestry Commission felling licence in order to carry out the work. In the eyes of the legislation, it is a line of trees being felled (which are defined as - greater than 8cm DBH) not a hedge.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
5/10 Please remember that coppicing hedges of this nature may require a Forestry Commission felling licence in order to carry out the work. In the eyes of the legislation, it is a line of trees being felled (which are defined as - greater than 8cm DBH) not a hedge.
4/10 A timber head with a saw bar produces a clean, flush cut at the stump. This is very different from using trees shears. Tree shears will shatter the stump which can result in long term failure because of water ingress. Some stumps are further tidied by handheld chainsaw.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
4/10 A timber head with a saw bar produces a clean, flush cut at the stump. This is very different from using trees shears. Tree shears will shatter the stump which can result in long term failure because of water ingress. Some stumps are further tidied by handheld chainsaw.
3/10 I carry out the felling of the hedge with our excavator based timber harvester. I grip each stem individually and cut it off at the base. The cut stems are then stacked together on the field edge for onward extraction.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
3/10 I carry out the felling of the hedge with our excavator based timber harvester. I grip each stem individually and cut it off at the base. The cut stems are then stacked together on the field edge for onward extraction.
2/10 Some of hedges around these particular fields have become over stood and gappy. Essentially, they have lost some of the hedge qualities and in many places they’ve become a line of trees. Some of these trees are dead and dying ash which need to be felled for safety reasons.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
2/10 Some of hedges around these particular fields have become over stood and gappy. Essentially, they have lost some of the hedge qualities and in many places they’ve become a line of trees. Some of these trees are dead and dying ash which need to be felled for safety reasons.
You can switch back to the old format if you click on a link at the top of the page - which I have done!
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You can switch back to the old format if you click on a link at the top of the page - which I have done!
👍 thank you!
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
👍 thank you!
Just started back running again after a break of at least 18 months. It will be a while before I’m reaching your targets! 😉🤣
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just started back running again after a break of at least 18 months. It will be a while before I’m reaching your targets! 😉🤣
Very kind, thank you.
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Very kind, thank you.
Sound on 🔉
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sound on 🔉
Video 6: The future and positive outcomes.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Video 6: The future and positive outcomes.
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Photo 5) The harvester has been fuelled up, maintained and is really to be transported to the next contract in Suffolk.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Photo 5) The harvester has been fuelled up, maintained and is really to be transported to the next contract in Suffolk.
Video 4: Why we need woodland management.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Video 4: Why we need woodland management.
Video 3: Retention of standard trees and deer fencing.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Video 3: Retention of standard trees and deer fencing.
Video 2: Coppice stool management
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Video 2: Coppice stool management