Felling license?

[stroller]

I've got some hedgelaying to do, some of it has large ish dead elms, 150mm dia, do I need a felling license for this?

 

[The Ruminant]

No. From memory you can cut up to 10cu.m per year before you need a felling licence

 

[stroller]

Just checked that it's 5cu.m, I will ring FC in the morning

 

[Kevtherev]

Remember close season for birds just incase

 

[stroller]

Hedge laying ok until end of April

 

[zero]

Think it's 5 cubic meters of usable wood. So the top wood doesn't count, only the trunk and largest limbs.
Logged up, it would need quite alot of 150mm diameter trees to fill a 5 cubic meter trailer.

 

[Goweresque]

Surely dead trees come under H&S and don't need a felling license?

 

[ImLost]

If its a bunch of dead elms I wouldn't bother.

 

[C.J]

"Felling diseased ash requires a felling licence from the Forestry Commission, unless the trees are dead or pose a real and immediate danger."

Taken from a pdf on ash dieback but dead elm will also be exempt. The law changed a few years ago - dying trees require a licence but dead trees or branches are exempt.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Dead trees are exempt. Dying ash trees are a different matter as that gets a bit subjective. I would drop the elms or other dead trees pronto. I've cut some down before that you could nearly push over. Terrible shame and I hope the nation's ash trees don't all go the same way.