JK ARBORICULTURE ASSESSMENT OF TREES MANOR VALE...
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Introduction: JK ARBORICULTURE Woodland Safety inspection – Manor Vale Wood, Kirkbymoorside. August 2017 ‘Goodlands’ Railway Street Slingsby YORK YO62 4AL Tel. 01653-628186 Mobile 07730412550 e-mail [email protected]
Transcript of JK ARBORICULTURE ASSESSMENT OF TREES MANOR VALE...
Introduction:
JK ARBORICULTURE
Woodland Safety inspection – Manor Vale Wood, Kirkbymoorside.
August 2017
‘Goodlands’
Railway Street
Slingsby
YORK YO62 4AL
Tel. 01653-628186
Mobile 07730412550
e-mail [email protected]
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I am instructed by Lisa Bolland, Clerk to Kirkbymoorside Town Council, to carry out a safety
assessment of trees within Manor Vale Wood, Kirkbymoorside.
Status of report:
Trees are living organisms whose health, condition and structure can change over time. The contents
of this report are valid for a period of one year from the inspection date. The report is based upon a
visual inspection from ground level. The consultant shall not be responsible for events that happen
after the date of the report due to factors that were not apparent at the time, and the acceptance of
this report constitutes an agreement with the guidelines and the recommendations listed in this
report.
Back ground:
The last safety inspection of the woodland was carried out in early 2012 by Waller Tree Consulting
when numerous recommendations were made in respect of required felling and pruning operations.
It is understood that all of these recommendations were subsequently carried out.
I carried out a further inspection in mid August 2017
Methodology:
All inspections were made from ground level during clear weather conditions.
The woodland was inspected utilising the four zoned areas designated within the report prepared by
Waller Tree Consulting, walking the access road to the Golf Course and the various rides through the
woodland, east and west, where the public walk regularly. Highlighted trees which require attention
were afforded numbered metal discs attached to the most visible part of the trunk of individual
trees. The survey is at Appendix 1, aerial photos from Google maps showing the approximate
location of trees is at Appendix 2, and a photographic record of individual trees is at Appendix 3.
N.B. Whilst the survey points out faults which are obvious to the surveyor, it should be noted that
the woodland contains numerous large ivy covered trees which are impossible to survey in detail
owing to the dense ivy coverage. Some of these trees are growing on slopes, and, although trees on
slopes will grow compensatory root systems on the upper part of the slope in the interests of
stability, these trees will be more vulnerable to high winds which might catch their upper parts
causing possible collapse in extreme conditions. Whilst this occurrence is generally relatively rare it
is also generally unpredictable in cases where outward indications of decline or disease are not
readily evident.
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rdly
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ase
of
tru
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g t
he
po
siti
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tre
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dja
cen
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to t
he
hig
hw
ay
an
d h
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sin
g,
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ts g
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imp
ort
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the
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de
d t
ha
t th
e e
xte
nt
of
de
cay
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th
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low
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pa
rts
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the
tre
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s fu
rth
er
inv
est
iga
ted
thro
ug
h a
so
nic
to
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gra
ph
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of
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rap
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s th
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nt
of
de
cay
to
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sive
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sist
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rap
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wh
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ma
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ee
s a
nd
po
ten
tia
lly
im
pa
irs
the
tr
ee
’s
ab
ilit
y
to
com
pa
rtm
en
tali
se
the
de
cay
. Lo
cal
con
tra
cto
rs a
re a
va
ila
ble
to
ca
rry
ou
t th
is s
erv
ice
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ea
d t
ree
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se t
o p
ath
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ll t
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rev
en
t lo
ss o
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s o
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th
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isp
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of.
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d t
ree
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ho
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ug
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oo
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ll t
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en
t lo
ss o
f b
ran
che
s o
n t
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d a
nd
dis
po
se o
f.
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imb
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xte
nd
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r fo
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ath
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mo
ve
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ad
wo
od
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an
gin
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d b
ran
ch
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r fo
orp
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mo
ve
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ng
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nch
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m
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em
ov
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ng
tre
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ext
to
se
at
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ll
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igh
t u
nio
n b
etw
ee
n t
wo
co-d
om
ina
nt
ste
ms.
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ne
ral w
ee
pin
g f
rom
this
are
a.
Po
lla
rd t
ree
ab
ov
e j
oin
t o
f co
-do
min
an
t st
em
s
to p
rev
en
t fu
ture
sp
litt
ing
un
de
r h
igh
win
ds.
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2
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(g
rou
p
of
yo
un
g
tre
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ad
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em
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e t
o p
reve
nt
bra
nch
lo
ss o
n t
o f
oo
tpa
th
an
d d
isp
ose
of.
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M
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6
2
Ash
R
ela
tiv
ely
sm
all
tre
e.
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ng
al
bra
cts
of
Ga
no
de
rma
at
ba
se o
f
ma
in t
run
k.
Tre
e
ge
ne
rall
y le
an
s a
wa
y
fro
m f
oo
tpa
th.
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ad
bra
nch
es
ov
er
foo
tpa
th
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y f
ail
ure
of
the
wh
ole
tre
e w
ou
ld r
esu
lt i
n
coll
ap
se a
wa
y f
rom
th
e f
oo
tpa
th.
Re
mo
ve
de
ad
bra
nch
wh
ich
le
an
s o
ve
r fo
otp
ath
to
pre
ve
nt
futu
re b
rea
ka
ge
.
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H
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3
Fro
m
pre
vio
us
20
12
surv
ey
2
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k
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vio
usl
y d
am
ag
ed
lim
b
ove
r fo
otp
ath
, g
oo
d
rea
ctio
n w
oo
d
de
ve
lop
me
nt
aro
un
d
da
ma
ge
d a
rea
No
urg
en
t a
ctio
n n
ece
ssa
ry -
Mo
nit
or
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2
Oa
k
Su
bst
an
tia
lly
ho
llo
w
imp
ort
an
t v
ete
ran
tre
e
wit
h o
pe
n c
av
ity o
n
we
ste
rn s
ide
of
ma
in
tru
nk
. E
vid
en
ce t
ha
t th
e
cav
ity
ha
s b
ee
n b
urn
t in
the
pa
st.
Ca
no
py h
an
gs
low
to
wa
rds
foo
tpa
th.
Co
nsi
de
r cr
ow
n r
ed
uct
ion
on
fo
otp
ath
sid
e b
y
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly 2
m t
o r
ed
uce
ris
k f
ract
ure
s
wh
ere
bra
nch
es
are
fro
m a
we
ak
en
ed
ori
gin
ow
ing
to
ho
llo
win
g r
efe
rre
d t
o.
Co
nsi
de
r
sig
na
ge
to
in
dic
ate
th
e im
po
rta
nce
of
the
tre
e
M
M
50
8
2
Ash
Y
ou
ng
tre
e.
Die
ba
ck o
ve
r
foo
tpa
th.
No
t la
be
lle
d
ow
ing
to
dif
ficu
lty
of
acc
ess
.
Re
mo
ve
die
-ba
ck.
M
M
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No
t
lab
elle
d
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MA
NO
R
AS
H
Re
ite
rate
pre
vio
us
com
me
nts
by
Wa
lle
r T
ree
Co
nsu
ltin
g:
Ma
gn
ific
en
t A
nci
en
t tr
ee
.
He
art
wo
od
an
d b
ran
ch
de
cay
an
d l
ike
ly b
ran
che
s
wil
l fa
ll,
pa
rtic
ula
rly
th
e
bra
nch
to
th
e n
ort
h
ari
sin
g f
rom
th
e c
en
tre
at
6m
an
gle
.
Th
ere
is
sig
nif
ica
nt
roo
t
de
cay
to
no
rth
an
d a
lso
de
cay
in
ce
ntr
e o
f th
e
tru
nk
.
Str
on
gly
re
com
me
nd
ed
Pa
th g
oe
s b
en
ea
th t
he
cro
wn
. R
isk
of
po
ssib
le
inju
ry t
o p
ub
lic
so t
ho
ug
ht
cou
ld b
e g
ive
n t
o
red
ire
ctin
g t
he
pa
th t
o t
he
pe
rim
ete
r o
f th
e
cro
wn
. F
en
cin
g
wo
uld
b
e
req
uir
ed
to
m
ake
sure
acc
ess
is
lim
ite
d
H
M
8
Ap
pe
nd
ix 1
-
Ap
pro
xim
ate
po
siti
on
of
tre
es
Ma
no
r a
sh
50
8
50
7
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0
51
1
51
2
50
9
50
6 5
15
51
6
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50
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50
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50
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50
2
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