Timber Harvesting and Markets

Conifers

• First thinning of conifer forests 
  • Check suitability to thin with the Thinning Ready Reckoner 
• Timber measurement in conifer forests 
• Number of trees removed during thinning

Broadleaves

• Selection of Potential Crop Trees 
• Tending and thinning of broadleaf forests
• Production of quality hardwood timber
• Felling, presentation & grading of hardwood timber

Timber harvesting

• Timber harvesting in farm forestry 
• Timber Harvesting and Sales Checklist 
• Contact List for Timber Buyers & Contractors 

Timber transport

• Managing timber transport 
• Timber transport guidelines 

Markets

• Timber sales 
• Timber sales - useful tips 
• Timber prices 
• Forestry and taxation 
• Wood energy 

Regulations

• Felling of trees - legal requirements including a section on exempted trees
• Appropriate assessment procedures 
• Felling and reforestation standards 
• Deforestation - legal requirements
• Health and Safety regulations 
• Operating a chainsaw safely 

Publications

• Farm Forestry Series 22: Forestry Health & Safety (PDF)
• Farm Forestry Series 23: Timber Harvesting and Sales Checklist (PDF)