City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate Felling Small Trees up to 380mm – 15th April

The Small Tree Felling course is designed for individuals who already hold a Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-Cutting qualification and wish to progress to felling trees with a maximum trunk diameter of 380mm.

Each course is limited to a maximum of four candidates to ensure a high level of instruction and supervision.

The training course runs over three days, followed by an independent assessment leading to a City & Guilds Certificate of Competence.

Course Overview

Day One
The course begins at the Oakleaf Training Yard. The day focuses on:

• Health and safety requirements
• Legal responsibilities associated with tree felling
• Risk assessment and hazard identification
• Best practice, safety distances, and environmental considerations
• Understanding the different types of felling cuts, including when and why they are used

Candidates will practice felling cuts multiple times using our purpose-built felling sockets. This allows you to refine techniques without the need for repeated tree clearance.
You will also practice:

• Snedding (removal of branches from a felled tree)
• Cross-cutting timber – cutting timber into specified lengths

All practical training on day one takes place under cover in our chainsaw-constructed bays, ensuring training continues regardless of weather conditions.

Days Two and Three
Training moves to the woodland environment, where candidates will:

• Practice deliberately hanging up trees
• Learn safe and effective techniques for recovering hung-up trees
• Fell trees using appropriate methods
• Process timber in line with site-specific requirements

Course Cost: The cost for training and assessment is £625.00 per person.

Equipment you will need for the course:

• Chainsaw boots Chainsaw trousers Forestry helmet
• Chainsaw gloves
• Chainsaw with maximum bar length of 16 inches
• Maintenance tools Personal first aid kit Chainsaw fuel 2 stroke mix 50-1 and chain oil
• Felling lever Timber tongs timber tape

Training on 15/16th April, Assessment on the 20th