Ref - 9754

Photo - Steve Hall

These dangerous Leylandii at Finghall station may have been some of the tallest trees that the vegetation team have dealt with. The figure in orange gives an indication of height and scale. (15/12/2021)

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Ref - 9755

Photo - Steve hall

These dangerous Leylandii at Finghall station may have been some of the tallest trees that the vegetation team have dealt with. The height of the station gives an indication of size and scale. (15/12/2021)

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Ref - 9756

Photo - Steve Hall

Showing why these trees were unsafe. The trunk in the picture appears to have been sawn off. In fact it had snapped cleanly at its base during storms and was resting on its neighbour. (15/12/2021)

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Ref - 9699

Photo - Alan Graham

These tall leylandii firs at Finghall station have become dangerous and need removing. A job for the vegetation team in February. In this image some of the lower branches have already been removed. (09/02/2022)

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Ref - 9700

Photo - Steve Hall

Showing just why these trees had to be removed. The large branch has cracked off in high winds about twelve feet up, and other big branches are lying on the ground. They've reached the end of their life. (02/02/2022)

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Ref - 9701

Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team removing the large Leylandii that have become dangerous at Finghall. Look carefully to the right and you may see one that's broken at the base and is being supported by its neighbours. (09/02/2022)

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Ref - 9702

Photo - Alan Graham

The large Leylandii at Finghall beginning to look a bit thinner on a very wet day. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9703

Photo - Alan Graham

The vegetation team removing dangerous Leylandii at Finghall. And opening up quite a view from the station, in the process. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9704

Photo - Alan Graham

Getting rid of the brash at Finghall during Storm Dudley/Eunice/Franklin - can't remember which. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9705

Photo - Alan Graham

Leylandii firs disappearing and logs accumulating on a very wet and stormy day at Finghall 16/2/22. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9706

Photo - Alan Graham

Leylandii firs disappearing on a very wet and stormy day at Finghall 16/2/22. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9707

Photo - Alan Graham

Leylandii firs disappearing and logs accumulating at Finghall 23/2/22. (23/02/2022)

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Ref - 9708

Photo - Alan Graham

Leylandii firs disappearing and logs accumulating on a very wet and stormy day at Finghall 16/2/22. (23/02/2022)

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Ref - 9709

Photo - Alan Graham

One of the vegetation team's chainsaw operators removing the remains of the dangerous Leylandii. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9710

Photo - Steve Hall

Hang on to your hats. A member of the vegetation team struggles to hold on to his protective helmet in the face of Storm Dudley/Eunice/Franklin/Finghall or whatever it was called. (16/02/2022)

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Ref - 9711

Photo - Alan Graham

Using all of their skills, training and equipment members of the vegetation team ensure that when a heavy leylandii falls, it goes the right way. And they all did. (23/02/2022)

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Ref - 9712

Photo - Alan Graham

Having cleared around the base, a vegetation team chainsaw operator begins to tackle the trunk of a giant Leylandii at Finghall. (23/02/2022)

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Ref - 9713

Photo - Alan Graham

An end of day picture Weds 23rd Feb and most of the dodgy trees are out. There's more to remove behind the camera but one more shift should do it. And Finghall station is taking on a new panoramic look. (23/02/2022)

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Ref - 9814

Photo - Bill Briggs

9th March and today's task is to remove the last dangerous Leylandii and the unstable telegraph pole without endangering the electricity cable behind, or the railway signage in front. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9815

Photo - Alan Graham

A chainsaw operator of the vegetation team skilfully sends one of the last Leylandii crashing to the ground inch perfectly at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9816

Photo - Alan Graham

Just beyond the Stop sign, a chainsaw member of the vegetation team is about to fell the last Leylandii using a pole saw while another member of the team walks away to a place of safety. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9817

Photo - Alan Graham

The last remaining Leylandii is beginning to topple to the right. It needs to be dropped away from the station, away from the electricity line and away from the railway signage boards. Steady does it. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9818

Photo - Alan Graham

The last remaining Leylandii falls in mid air exactly where it was planned to. From now on it's a case of sawing and stacking logs and tidying up both sides for the farmer land owner and station users. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9819

Photo - Alan Graham

Keeping the home fires burning on a cold windy day. Members of the vegetation team going about their business of disposal of small branches, brash, tidying up and stacking logs. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9757

Photo - Steve Hall

Members of the vegetation team going about their business of disposing of small branches, brash, tidying up and stacking logs. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9820

Photo - Bill Briggs

Job done. Home time! Come to Finghall station and admire the view! (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9821

Photo - Alan Graham

Job done. Leylandii logs safely stacked at Finghall station. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9822

Photo - Alan Graham

This was Finghall station on the 9th Feb. In this image the vegetation team have already cleared out lower branches between the trunks. (09/02/2022)

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Ref - 9823

Photo - Alan Graham

Exactly a month to the day later, this is Finghall station on 9th March. Whilst taking this photo I couldn't work out why the rest of the team were pointing and laughing at me. What could be behind me? (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9824

Photo - Peter Johnson

A crowd of curious onlookers! (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9825

Photo - Alan Graham

This gentle crowd of curious ladies had softly crept up behind me whilst I was taking a photo. (09/03/2022)

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Ref - 9826

Photo - Alan Graham

This "before" picture of Finghall station from the top of the hill was taken in December 2021 in anticipation of an "after" photo whenever the leylandii behind it were removed. See next slide. (29/12/2021)

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Ref - 9827

Photo - Alan Graham

The "after" picture of Finghall station taken from the same viewpoint at the top of the hill on 9th March 2021. The Leylandii are gone. The rest are a field's length from the station and are not ours. (09/03/2022)

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