Indeed Gordon .... in reality the ridge isn't a major job (and I have plans to make it more resistant to lift for the next big blow) .... the tree loss is more upsetting as they were about 30 years old and 70 ft tall .... and in spite of being a plantation of spruce was wonderful to walk and ride my horse through ... I was never considering cropping them for the return ... viewing them as something to enjoy in my lifetime .... if they're cleared then I will replant with mixed natural species ... I'll not live to see them grow big, but that's always been the same when planting native hardwoods ... though to put things in perspective I now only have 148,000 others to enjoy 🙂
Pals from over the moss dropped by today ... they also still have no date set for the return of their power .... sheer number of damaged lines makes it a mammoth task for the line engineers ... but they're coping fine (tho I reckon they may revisit their decision to go 'modern' and retrofit a woodburner somewhere in the house ... they certainly seemed to enjoy sitting by ours for an hour today!! 🙂)
Hope you get sorted out soon
K
