Burning Rushes ???

zetorman

Have about 15 acres of very rushy land that needs clearing asap. If I got a few dry days this week my plan is to mow, shake, row up and BURN !!!!! Would I get into bother if I did this ?? Any other suggestions ?

tomwaterford

Bale it,...if your going to that effort???

50HX

or mulche them - seen it done and can be a great job esp if they are v heavy

it;s a lot of rushes to burn together

you'll have some smoke out of them

i thought there was something about certain dates for burning or having to inform the council or something

Ten Pin

Illegal to burn from 1st March to 31st August.

http://www.npws.ie/news/hedge-cutting-notice-2016

Kovu

Mulching is a great job if you can get someone to do it. Or else bale them up and stick them in a corner of the field to rot down.

longgonesilver

Ten Pin wrote: »

Illegal to burn from 1st March to 31st August.

http://www.npws.ie/news/hedge-cutting-notice-2016

That's for uncultivated land. Where would a person find any of that in Ireland.

tomwaterford

Kovu wrote: »

Mulching is a great job if you can get someone to do it. Or else bale them up and stick them in a corner of the field to rot down.

Is there anything to be said for shredding them after baling them....as around here mulchers would be rare....but straw blowers would be common enough

Kovu

tomwaterford wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for shredding them after baling them....as around here mulchers would be rare....but straw blowers would be common enough

I don't have a clue to be honest, wouldn't see any straw blowers up this side at all! You'd be adding extra work in to it though.

ganmo

Yes you could get into bother for burning them
Plus they won't burn well

orm0nd

zetorman wrote: »

Have about 15 acres of very rushy land that needs clearing asap. If I got a few dry days this week my plan is to mow, shake, row up and BURN !!!!! Would I get into bother if I did this ?? Any other suggestions ?

contact the fire dept of your local CC and tell them that you intend to carry out a controlled burning

do it here every year with tree toppings & hedge trimmings

they may or may not check to see that no unauthorised material is included

GiantPencil

Had a similar situation here, baled the lot of them and put them in the corner of the field to rot....you'll lose a segment of the field as a result of storing them but weigh that against a few acres of rush free land and it works out grand!

Nekarsulm

Burn them today, claim its a paschal fire if challenged.

9935452

GiantPencil wrote: »

Had a similar situation here, baled the lot of them and put them in the corner of the field to rot....you'll lose a segment of the field as a result of storing them but weigh that against a few acres of rush free land and it works out grand!

we have done a lot of that over the years. A lot of the hedges are overgrown (rented ground) and i find you can push the bales into the undergrowth and actually gain ground.

But if burning do inform the fire brigade in case someone calls them out.
I always thought if burning and ground was dry it could be beneficial to pick the rushes with a wagon. they would be looser and easier to burn and all could be dropped in one spot

kowtow

orm0nd wrote:

contact the fire dept of your local CC and tell them that you intend to carry out a controlled burning

orm0nd wrote:

do it here every year with tree toppings & hedge trimmings

orm0nd wrote:

they may or may not check to see that no unauthorised material is included

Can we still do that with furze or does that stop on March 1st when the fields are accessible?

ganmo

The election came too quick for the extension

bradygaz

I have some mini bonfires with brush and branches I cleared off during the winter. . . Didn't get to burn them when had hoped due to rain. . . Dry now. . . Can I burn these or is it to late as after March 1st?

screamer

Heard yesterday you need a permit to burn now so look into it. Also over the weekend heard of someone clearing up and burning had the fire brigade land out to them called by a passing motiorist and a nice hefty bill landed on them so be careful.

willy gill

Make a load of st Brigets crosses

9935452

screamer wrote: »

Heard yesterday you need a permit to burn now so look into it. Also over the weekend heard of someone clearing up and burning had the fire brigade land out to them called by a passing motiorist and a nice hefty bill landed on them so be careful.

That's the reason you let them know in advance.
I know of lads who wouldn't let them in when they arrived.
I'd also be wary of ringing the fire brigade because I've also heard of the lad who rang them getting the bill himself as no one else would pay it

whisky_galore

Burned heaps of cut down bushes/limbs last week, had been cut since before Xmas but everything was too saturated to burn until now. Had council asked, they said they had no problem with it.

Luckily, we don't have busybodies who ring for fire brigades round these parts anymore.