Nimby local's

[R J]

We have been carrying out some mid teir coppicing work over the last few weeks , one local gent( who is obviously not chuffed about it) has been driving by slowly several times taking pictures!
I'm not too bothered myself but the rest of my family aren't too impressed,
How do others deal with such situations?

 

[TomD]

Go around his house and punch him...

 

[puppet]

Wave like a country bumpkin

 

[kfpben]

Wave like a country bumpkin

Waving with a shotgun?

 

[General-Lee]

Pull a mooney.

 

[Still Farming]

Not in conservation area are you?

 

[R J]

Wave like a country bumpkin

I do normally anyway

 

[nick...]

Tell him to f**k of and mind his own business
Nick...

 

[R J]

Not in conservation area are you?

No , all above board

 

[HarryB97]

Just carry on you're doing nothing wrong and illegal, lifes a lot easier when you stop caring about what people you dont no think. Sadly every area has its pathetic people with nothing better to do than be nosy and cause trouble.

 

[Still Farming]

No , all above board

Tell them houses are coming there ?

 

[primmiemoo]

We have been carrying out some mid teir coppicing work over the last few weeks , one local gent( who is obviously not chuffed about it) has been driving by slowly several times taking pictures!
I'm not too bothered myself but the rest of my family aren't too impressed,
How do others deal with such situations?

Feign being distracted by his presence and pretend to lop off a thumb, or "send" your billhook or woodhook into a shin.

That'll make him think about taking photos without permission...

 

[Brisel]

I get this when hedge coppicing. The ignorant ones assume we're removing them altogether. Luckily, we've been doing it often enough that the longer term locals soon put them right. When we get the odd question from a passer by, I can point towards previous work & show what the improvements look like later on. It's just ignorance & assumption. Rise above it but don't assume a stupid question warrants a silly answer. Farming's PR is bad enough already.

 

[Robt]

I agree with @Brisel . When I was with Sentry, we did lots of hedge work and conservation. You used to be able to print posters from Defra website which I would laminate and attach to the fence near our work. It explained what and why we were doing it. Locals really bought into the idea and some even offered to help!
Educate not punch may be the answer!

 

[egbert]

We have been carrying out some mid teir coppicing work over the last few weeks , one local gent( who is obviously not chuffed about it) has been driving by slowly several times taking pictures!
I'm not too bothered myself but the rest of my family aren't too impressed,
How do others deal with such situations?

how do you know he's not chuffed? i'd go and engage with him.
It's tedious sometimes, and there are some who're convinced you're doing a wicked thing...but i'd advocate trying to to explain.
A lot of em really have no idea about UK woodland all being managed, or that UK farmland has to be constantly kept clear.

If he's adamant....give him advice involving travel and procreation.

 

[Greenbeast]

local grumpy sod did the slow down to inspect yesterday while we were at it, just ignored him, easiest thing to do!

 

[R J]

It would have been better if this chap had actually stopped to ask what we were doing ,
Its the drive by pictures that are annoying , especially when my girlfriend and son are out riding their ponies !!

 

[Greenbeast]

Perhaps if you get the chance ask 'is everything alright?' next time

 

[R J]

how do you know he's not chuffed? i'd go and engage with him.
It's tedious sometimes, and there are some who're convinced you're doing a wicked thing...but i'd advocate trying to to explain.
A lot of em really have no idea about UK woodland all being managed, or that UK farmland has to be constantly kept clear.

If he's adamant....give him advice involving travel and procreation.

I can tell he's not happy ,
I'm always happy to explain what we do and most neighbours are fine and happy to chat

 

[gatepost]

Give him a wave, and if he stops have a chat, I have coppiced/laid all our old over grown roadside hedges, and folk just don't know what your doing anymore, chance to bridge the divide.