Double whammy
Hi, we in the Teign valley are just coming to the end of our annual round of tree planting. 2,410 trees planted, 90 to go. Last week we were helped in no small way by two groups, one new to us, the...
View ArticleRather you than me!
This brave chap is doing what is known in the tree surgery trade as delimbing. Using ropes he climbs the tree and with a chainsaw cuts it piece by piece until he leaves 10 or so metres of trunk known...
View ArticleNow you see it, now you don’t!
Plym Valley Rangers and volunteers spent an interesting flew days last week clearing this Beech from the River Plym. This ‘unofficial’ crossing point and temporary dam was removed allowing wildlife...
View ArticleDouglas Fir at Plymbridge.
In Plymbridge Woods, over the past few weeks, visitors may well have noticed the freshly cut wood within the Douglas Fir plantation. This is the result of Chainsaw Milling operations that have been...
View ArticleA new tree for Lee Moor
Residents of the Dartmoor village of Lee Moor have a new tree on their village green. Working closely with members of the Shaugh Parish Council and helped by pupils from Shaugh Prior Primary School,...
View ArticleLeaves on the Line
Following the strong winds and heavy rain of last Sunday, Rangers and volunteers have spent the week clearing trees, removing hung-up branches and rebuilding paths in the Plym Valley. A number of trees...
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