London council brings in the heavy horses

[swee'pea99]

Delighted by a notice pinned to one of the trees in a local wood where I walk the hound, saying that the council will be clearing up some fallen trees and otherwise giving the place a bit of a spring clean, bringing in heavy horses to do all the hauling, on account of they're the best way to do the work without damaging the natural habitat. Fantastic!

 

[biggs682]

keep an eye for the lumps of heavy horse sh@t then

 

[lee1980sim]

The missus wants to come watch

 

[Linford]

keep an eye for the lumps of heavy horse sh@t then

Look on that as a warning that they are operating in the area

 

[Deleted member 1258]

keep an eye for the lumps of heavy horse sh@t then

Would do my garden a power of good.

 

[biggs682]

Would do my garden a power of good.

and mine

 

[Linford]

and mine

We have got more here than we know what to do with ATM

 

[Linford]

Touche

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Majestic animals. Which wood, which council? I'd love to come up and watch.

 

[Ganymede]

It's called "snigging".

 

[swee'pea99]

It's a fantastic little bit of woodland near me that's somehow survived the industrial revolution and all the rest of it, against all the odds. Keep it to yourself...Queen's Wood. It's all kicking off in January apparently. I'll post pics if & when I see them in action.

 

[Ganymede]

It's a fantastic little bit of woodland near me that's somehow survived the industrial revolution and all the rest of it, against all the odds. Keep it to yourself...Queen's Wood. It's all kicking off in January apparently. I'll post pics if & when I see them in action.

I just found a nice 2009 youtube vid of this being done in a Welsh woodland. They've made an educational day of it. Perhaps your council should do the same? Wish I could see it too.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSJG8sRhaK0


I snig, thou sniggest, he, she or it sniggeth, we snig, you snig, they snig. Let's all snig together!

 

[Hill Wimp]

Fantastic, can't wait to see the pictures @swee'pea99 .

 

[nickyboy]

Bit disappointing to see councils clearing woodland of fallen trees. They are invaluable sources of food and nest sites for a very wide range of birds, animals, insects and funghi

 

[Arch]

Bit disappointing to see councils clearing woodland of fallen trees. They are invaluable sources of food and nest sites for a very wide range of birds, animals, insects and funghi

I would imagine that if they are going to the trouble of using heavy horses, they'll have an idea about the environmental management, and won't be stripping out everything dead.