I was in a wood in Hockley, Essex this morning looking for firewood & spotted a guy in his 20's at the bottom of a tree with a small stack of 2x4's and rope leading to the top of said tree.
I wandered over to chat and asked him what he was doing, he replied that he was a hobbyist tree climber and was building a platform (which he was, coach bolts through the trunk and all) for fun. I asked if he'd sought permission to do it and his response was that no one seemed to mind so he felt quite free to do it.
Is what he was doing (and what i was doing collecting deadfall) legal without permission?
I wandered over to chat and asked him what he was doing, he replied that he was a hobbyist tree climber and was building a platform (which he was, coach bolts through the trunk and all) for fun. I asked if he'd sought permission to do it and his response was that no one seemed to mind so he felt quite free to do it.
Is what he was doing (and what i was doing collecting deadfall) legal without permission?