Harvesting and Timber Production

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

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

Timber harvesting

• Timber harvesting in farm forestry 
• Contact List for Timber Buyers & Contractors 

Timber transport

• Managing timber transport 
• Timber transport guidelines 

Regulations

• Felling of trees - legal requirements 
• Deforestation - legal requirements
• Managing safety in forestry operations
• Operating a chainsaw safely 

See also

For useful information on timber sales and prices, see Markets.