Wiltshire Dave

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Wiltshire Dave started his tree business in 1990, primarily as a means to living and working in the rural Kennet Valley in Wiltshire, where he has spent nearly his entire life. He is currently doing less ‘on site’ work to concentrate on writing and utilizing the timber he fells for woodworking projects, leaving his son Dougal and wife Winnie to run the business proper. His hobbies are collie dogs, shooting and sea fishing.

Wiltshire Dave started his tree business in 1990, primarily as a means to living and working in the rural Kennet Valley in Wiltshire, where he has spent nearly his entire life. He is currently doing less ‘on site’ work to concentrate on writing and utilizing the timber he fells for woodworking projects, leaving his son Dougal and wife Winnie to run the business proper. His hobbies are collie dogs, shooting and sea fishing.

Latest articles from Wiltshire Dave

Dave took on an enthusiastic (but rubbish) trainee

Tales from the trees 'The trainee’s lack of common sense is why I was so cautious': Tales (October 2024)
More in our series following one man’s sometimes funny, sometimes fraught and oft-times harrowing journey through a 20-odd-year career in arboriculture.

The long-suffering Mrs X?

Tales from the trees 'I suppose the person to ask would be Mrs X, or maybe Lucy': Tales (August 2024)
More in our series following one man’s sometimes funny, sometimes fraught and oft-times harrowing journey through a 20-odd-year career in arboriculture

An arborist from the UK, now living and working in and around Oslo, Norway, Richard Rule made the move in 2017.

Contractor profile How an English tree surgeon made it big in Norway
English tree surgeon Richard Rule has taken his skills abroad to Norway, where he has been sharing his wealth of knowledge.

Wiltshire Dave's attempt at organising a tug of war didn't go to plan ...

Tales from the trees 'I looked on in horror': Tales from the Trees (June 2024)
More in our series following one man’s journey through a 20-odd-year career in arboriculture.

Spilled were crisps were the least of our man's worries ...

Tales from the trees 'Yer tackle’s ’anging out, Sir': Tales from the Trees (April 2024)
More in our series following one man’s sometimes funny, sometimes fraught and oft-times harrowing career in arboriculture.

Things went from bad to worse for our writer

Tales from the trees 'I just wanted to go home': Tales from the Trees (February 2024)
More in our series following one man’s harrowing journey through a 20-odd-year career in arboriculture.

Wiltshire Dave felt the wrath of one punter ... even if it was a case of mistaken identity

Tales from the Trees 'Is that David Oliver?!': Tales from the Trees (December 2023)
Wiltshire Dave found himself talking to, well, Wiltshire Dave.

Things certainly took a turn for the worse this month

Tales from the trees 'What the hell is that?!': Tales from the Trees (October 2023)
Wiltshire Dave has certainly enjoyed (endured?) his fair share of animal trouble.

Quadbikes are a popular target for thieves, as are woodchippers, stumpgrinders and chainsaws.

Rural crime How common a problem is crime in the arb world - and what can be done about it?
A local crime spree prompts one tree surgeon to conduct an investigation of his own into how common a problem crime is.

It was all going so well, until ...

Tales from the Trees 'I squashed the shed roof a bit': Tales from the Trees (August 2023)
More in our series following one man’s sometimes funny, sometimes fraught, and oft-times harrowing journey.