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I would presume the owner of the tree pays for any damage it does on the way down?
Fallen tree, who does it belong to now?
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I would presume the owner of the tree pays for any damage it does on the way down?
Goweresque
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- North Wilts
Thats all very well, but does that mean if my neighbours tree falls on my side of the boundary, I have to clear up his tree? I have a neighbour whose willow trees are constantly shedding branches onto my side of the boundary, due not being pollarded, and refuses to do anything about it.
ILovebaling
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- Co Durham
That is similar to my thoughts.
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Rubbish or not ,,when its free its good firewood ,anything that's free is useful
Pushdyke
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I think these links answers most of the queries raised in the quotes above and confirm the details in my original post
Trees and the law / RHS Gardening
Trees add structure and drama to a garden but their size and potential to cause nuisance or damage means they can sometimes be a worry. Understanding UK law relating to trees can help everyone grasp the rights and responsibilities of tree ownership.
Goweresque
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- North Wilts
I think these links answers most of the queries raised in the quotes above and confirm the details in my original post
Trees and the law / RHS Gardening
Trees add structure and drama to a garden but their size and potential to cause nuisance or damage means they can sometimes be a worry. Understanding UK law relating to trees can help everyone grasp the rights and responsibilities of tree ownership.www.rhs.org.uk
Doesn't answer my question.
Tarw Coch
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Can’t find any mention of trees fallen over and what rights the owner of the property they fall on/owner of the property they fall from have.I think these links answers most of the queries raised in the quotes above and confirm the details in my original post
Trees and the law / RHS Gardening
Trees add structure and drama to a garden but their size and potential to cause nuisance or damage means they can sometimes be a worry. Understanding UK law relating to trees can help everyone grasp the rights and responsibilities of tree ownership.
Lazy Sod
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It's not clear who owns the hedge that separates my 2 paddocks from the neighbouring farmland. The late neighbouring farmer originally owned my bit but sold it to the developer who built my house. There are no "tees" on the deeds map to show who owns it.
The hedge has had no maintenance for 60 years probably and now consists of hawthorn bushes 20 feet high. They are clad with ivy and bits of them come down every year. If they fall on the other side they are just left. If they fall on my side I have to deal with them. The farmer's widow can't do anything as she's about 80.
I spoke the the farmer a couple of years before he died and asked him whose hedge was it. He said that it was mine as he had had it put in the deeds so that he wouldn't have to maintain it! Being diplomatic I didn't mention it, but it cant be mine as all the barbed wire is nailed to the trees on her side!
The hedge has had no maintenance for 60 years probably and now consists of hawthorn bushes 20 feet high. They are clad with ivy and bits of them come down every year. If they fall on the other side they are just left. If they fall on my side I have to deal with them. The farmer's widow can't do anything as she's about 80.
I spoke the the farmer a couple of years before he died and asked him whose hedge was it. He said that it was mine as he had had it put in the deeds so that he wouldn't have to maintain it! Being diplomatic I didn't mention it, but it cant be mine as all the barbed wire is nailed to the trees on her side!
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- Hereford
When I used to sell firewood we used to call it OAP wood......cos it kept them active catching the sparks !!!!!
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Thats why log burners were invented ,chuck it in and shut the door
Rod Dumbreck
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Willow warms you twice, once when you cut it up and again when you run out for another log because its still cold in the house
betweenthelines
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- southwest
What difference does it make where the wire is nailed? The farmer wasn't going to fix the wire to your side was he? The farmer has told you it's yours as he didn't want to maintain it and it hasn't been maintained. Why do you choose not to believe him?
It's either yours or the developers'!
Lazy Sod
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- Warminster Wiltshire
I should meant to say stapled not nailed. Stapling to the trees/bushes is a crap way of farming anyway. I say, if it's my hedge, why's his wire attached to it?
betweenthelines
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Because he put the wire up when he owed the hedge. Then (as he told you) he sold the land and hedge to a new owner (wherein after referred to a "the Developer")
The Developer then developed the land and sold it to you. The Developer probably sold you the hedge as well, but being more interested in a quick profit than what happened years down the line, didn't bother to get the deeds done properly.
The Developer then developed the land and sold it to you. The Developer probably sold you the hedge as well, but being more interested in a quick profit than what happened years down the line, didn't bother to get the deeds done properly.
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Cut it up for fire wood and share with your neighbor
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Round here we have alot of swedish and austrian woodworm ,,very sharp teeth ,,they are not fussed what variety of wood it is ,they eat it and they are very clever as they leave it in perfect size lumps that fit in the fire ,,Im sure you must keep one or the other breeds in your shed ,,they've always got a rayveness appetite 
ILovebaling
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- Co Durham
Got some free willow wood once, took a day to get it, another day to saw it up and another day to chop it. Stored in a shed for a year to dry out and what was left was basically foam logs they were that light. Burned in about 5 minutes on the log burner and produced little, if any heat. Complete waste of time and energy even for free.
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