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how to get rid of heather

  • 02-01-2017 9:58pm
    #1
    daithi55
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    hi im thinking of trying to clear an old laneway through a forest that is covered in heather.. is there any laws against doing it and whats the best way to do it.. would spraying it work or would a digger be the job to scrape it off.. its been done to allow access to the rear of the forest to aid extraction of deer by means of a jeep.. the lenght of it is about 250 metres


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  • #2
    mf240
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    Thought you were being followed by a girl called Heather.


  • #3
    Track9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭Track9


    Spraying can result in a slow die off of Heather & in a lot of cases it can fail completely esp where Heather is long established & woody.If spray works the by product is a tinder box waiting for a match .We had similar mixed results with Furze .If it was me , i would not spray .
    Removal by digger would be much quicker ( no waiting for weeks & perhaps having to spray a second time ) Can be done when plants are dormant ( Winter ) There is physical removal of the plants & a Fire Hazard is also removed form the site.


  • #4
    sonnybill
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    daithi55 wrote: »
    hi im thinking of trying to clear an old laneway through a forest that is covered in heather.. is there any laws against doing it and whats the best way to do it.. would spraying it work or would a digger be the job to scrape it off.. its been done to allow access to the rear of the forest to aid extraction of deer by means of a jeep.. the lenght of it is about 250 metres

    Asulox and also granulated lime will burn the ****e out of it if it is absolutely necessary to remove it, it's s lovely plant to have to remove though


  • #5
    mayota
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭mayota


    daithi55 wrote: »
    hi im thinking of trying to clear an old laneway through a forest that is covered in heather.. is there any laws against doing it and whats the best way to do it.. would spraying it work or would a digger be the job to scrape it off.. its been done to allow access to the rear of the forest to aid extraction of deer by means of a jeep.. the lenght of it is about 250 metres

    Would you not just leave the heather and travel over it, if you scrape it of you'll be left with a mess unless you get stone down?


  • #6
    daithi55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭daithi55


    mayota wrote: »
    Would you not just leave the heather and travel over it, if you scrape it of you'll be left with a mess unless you get stone down?

    its to high to drive over and certain areas has furs that will need to be removed by either the digger or chainsaw


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