20/05/2021
Today we removed a large but dangerous Beech Tree on common ground for Uckfield Town Council. The tree had been pollarded some 200 years ago. The re growth from this pollard point had become structurally un-sound and there was extensive bracket fungus at the base. The tree was near a very busy footpath and the rear gardens of private dwellings.
We used a telehandler and cage to remove some sections of the tree as it was unsafe to climb, other sections were pulled with a winch on one of our tracked chippers.
We were able the stack the larger timber on site to make a wild life habitat and left the last bit of stump standing hopefully the provide a food source for wood peckers and a bat roost.