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We'd like to introduce you to Matt
Caley.
Matt was appointed as the Catton
Park
Warden on 1st August 2006 and is
employed by the Catton Park Trust.
Now firmly ensconced in South
Lodge,
Matt intends to make himself known
to
the residents adjoining Catton
Park
over the coming weeks and months.
Matt was employed at The Lost Gardens
of Heligan within their woodland
department. Here he carried out
a wide
variety of tasks ranging from tree
risk
assessments and veteran tree
surveys to remedial tree surgery
work,
along side veteran tree management.
He was also responsible for the
welfare
of the Wiltshire Horn flock of sheep,
and the management of the fields.
Matt was fully involved in the
woodland
management from thinning to coupes,
then replanting with native and some
specimen trees. A recent project that
he
was involved in was opening a new
woodland area allowing visitor
access.
Matt undertook tractor work to
extract timber using winches and the
forwarder. High quality timber
is
planked by the woodland team and
the remainder is turned into charcoal
during the summer producing about
three tonnes. This is sold as
BBQ
charcoal, with artist's charcoal
being
produced in the same kilns.
All charcoal products are promoted
and sold at local and agricultural
shows, by the woodland team.
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