Tips for foraging for wood

werdnareklaw

No, too much like hard work that thing! What you need is a 4 tonne electrically operated hydraulic log splitter from Machine Mart

vassa

muckybutt wrote: »

Interesting chat on the wireless yesterday, a chap had come across a fallen tree blocking the road during the recent gales, he had a chain saw with him and so cut the tree up and put it to one side of the verge. He asked the question if it was ok to take it home for use on his woodburner as it had fallen down.
The radio station got a lawyer in to answer his query as was in no uncertain terms told NOT to remove it without consent from the land owner, even though it was on a road.

Even trees in common woodland have an owner, around where I live its all crown land even though the woodlands are common, put simply I would have to seek permission from HM Crown, many areas are owned by the localcouncils so always worth asking them.

So as for tips for foraging go, personally without expressed permission from whom ever owns the land you are thinking of getting the wood from I wouldnt bother, and unless its common land you are on you could also be commiting trespass.

Foraging laws only exist for fruits - fungi - flowers and foliage.

I presume if a company came along, claimed jurisdiction over us and then taxed air within certain boundaries, you'd advise people not to bother breathing without permission?

muckybutt

vassa wrote: »

I presume if a company came along, claimed jurisdiction over us and then taxed air within certain boundaries, you'd advise people not to bother breathing without permission?

Of course