The Wolfson Tree Management Centre: An Update
Work is currently underway on what will become the new Wolfson Tree Management Centre. The new facility will provide all that Westonbirt’s expert tree team needs to manage the tree collection.
We have just moved five 20 metre long pine beams to the new Tree Management centre yard. This timber all came from Westonbirt and was hand hewn from the round to a beam in November.
The timber was moved from Down Gate to the new yard using a tractor and a trolley and was escorted on its journey.
Despite the large open space of the new yard it took careful manoeuvring to move the large beam (one of five) into position.
The beams are kept off the ground by propping them on ‘sticks’. When the beam was lowered into position it was incredible to see how much the timber flexed. At the time I was a little bit panicked by the thought of the timber snapping!
The first of five beams in position. Carpenter Oak and Woodland, the contractors will start on site on Monday and will be creating the new machinery store using this timber.
