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Clearing storm damage at Conwy Water Gardens

Following a recent storm we had a number of branches down at Conwy Water Gardens, the largest tree to come down fell directly onto a bridge and powerlines, the electricity board came out quickly to remove the top of the tree and prevent any power interruptions but they were not required to clear the entire tree, so now it is my turn. I started by removing the lower side branches, making sure to confirm they were not supporting any weight before cutting, I worked my way up the tree stacking the cut branches off to the side. For the higher branches I needed to use a pole saw, this worked well for the smaller branches but the 6inch branch was quite a work out. With the bulk of the weight removed there was just one branch remaining, but this branch seemed to be holding the entire weight of the tree, to continue clearing without causing further damage to the bridge I decided to cut through the trunk. As I am a little out of practice with fallen trees I cut the trunk completely wrong, not only did I cut it from the wrong side first meaning the chain got stuck, I also made the cut too flat so the cut piece would not fall, with a little persuasion I managed to push the pieces apart and could continue clearing. Despite its size the trunk was not too heavy, I managed to cut it into manageable pieces and clear it from the bridge, I then went on to clear the remaining branches using the pole saw. Getting the last piece of trunk out of the river was a challenge as it was too heavy to lift in one piece, but after tying it up with a rope I could cut it in half and remove it as two sections. To get rid of the branches I put everything I could through my shredder, anything that was too large was stacked neatly out of the way and I will clear it in the future. With the tree cleared I could now turn my attention to the bridge. Although the damage looked bad at first there was actually very little wrong, the beam that supported the bridge had failed, this could easily be replaced by jacking the bridge up, and a handrail section had been pushed out so that was just screwed back in place. Although the bridge suffered no major damage due to the tree, I have recommended the owner gets it replaces as it is reaching the end of its life.