Yew cut and thrown into horses field

I would consider it fly tipping and expect the college to rush around to join forces with you to resolve the problem immediately. I would make a big hoo haa about it too
Yew is an absolute nightmare to clear up in normal situations but in with livestock I would be seeing a red mist and probably loosing the connection with my brain and tongue

When we have tree felling or branch/hedge cut backs due to electric lines, they came out we discuss it, we agree on what is to be done and I sign the form and receive a copy, they always ask me what I would like to be done with the logs/cuttings. Part of that agreement is always all cuttings, logs etc are to chipped up or removed from my property, no-where have I ever signed a form that says, once chopped down/back fly tip it somewhere on a neighbouring property. Someone has really messed up here or saved a bit of money!
 
I rarely pick up on this sort of thread but I would go utterly nuclear, no make that thermo-nuclear, and basically not put the phone down until I had a gang there picking up every last sliver.......good luck!
 
I think a thermo-nuclear level of response is appropriate. I'd also involve the local newspapers asap. The off cuts have clearly been moved deliberately onto the OP's field.

Death from yew ingestion is by cardiac arrest, and the lethal dose is tiny. (Used to keep a horse next to a churchyard, so we were forever vigilant about yew off cuts). Every single tiny leaf or remnant must be removed before the horses can go back on, no dragging the cut branches along the ground either dropping bits off into the grazing.
 
D66 said:
Going against the grain here. If the pieces of yew tree are large diameter it may be worth contacting a local timber yard - yew can be worth good money, and they'll take it away for you.
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Forget it .Its the cost of milling that makes it valuable. Odd chunks are firewood. Bill the landowners for the removal back to their property. Small claims court if they refuse to pay . They have the easement agreement with the power company and in turn can file a cross complaint against the power company
 
It's fantastic burning wood if you have a fire .
It's disgraceful behaviour .
You will need to fence off the area even after it's removed it's seriously dangerous stuff .
 
Whilst I was aware Yew is toxic having read this thread I googled it! Wow
I'd be absolutely livid beyond belief.
I don't think the average (as in non horsey) person would realise how much your horses were at risk.
I'd write to both, enclosing a print off of how seriously and quickly yew can effect/kill horses.
I would also definitely go to both local papers and Facebook etc
Must have been terrifying
 
trefnantblackknight said:
Afternoon.

Well I was horrified when walking my paddocks this afternoon to find YEW had been cut and thrown over the stone wall into my paddock horses have been grazing this paddock.

I called the college who's trees they were cut from who said they didn't cut them down it was scottish power and would not collect the yew for me
Me and OH are going to shift it tomorrow and put it back where it came from! Cheeky or what!
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In the short term, if the pieces are manageable then throw them back over into the college land. In the longer term speak to a solicitor & have them send a letter outlining the college's responsibilities in disposal of the yew tree, The letter can outline that & also the offence of littering, which is comprehensive legislation & does cover this. You could threaten to get the local press involved & the college may respond as they will not like adverse publicity. A solicitors letter will hold more weight than your own contact which I presume was by phone? Put something in writing & then that will require a written reply & when replies are in writing you have something concrete to quote when fighting them & also the college will possibly check their legal requirements before they reply. When they do this hopefully they will realise that they need to sort this out themselves as they are responsible for removing the 'litter'. Good Luck.
 
get the biggest lorry you can find and park it across the access to the college, so no one can get in or out, leave a note that it will only be removed when the last vestiges of yew are proven to be off your field, which might be difficult , how does one remove the small pieces?

anyway say if you had gone in the college threatening violence you would be in prison, and that is where they belong. because thats how serious what they have done is.

no excuses.
 
We removed the yew yesterday evening OH was more furious than me. We popped it in front of the art block where it came from, it is still there now. We checked the horses a few times last night and they are fine.

Writing a letter to the Top guy at the college and will be phoning them again Monday, still very cross. Thanks for all the replies makes me feel better like I'm not overreacting like they tried to make out.
 
Cahill said:
i was told of a cow that died from yew poisoning and it was so rapid that she still had bits in her mouth.i dont want to scare you but it is nasty stuff.
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I know someone who lost 2 horses because a gardener threw the yew over the garden fence into her field. Agree with another poster that there are unlikely to be vets bills, it's more likely the horses will be dead.

Pleased you got it shifted.
 
trefnantblackknight said:
We removed the yew yesterday evening OH was more furious than me. We popped it in front of the art block where it came from, it is still there now. We checked the horses a few times last night and they are fine.

Writing a letter to the Top guy at the college and will be phoning them again Monday, still very cross. Thanks for all the replies makes me feel better like I'm not overreacting like they tried to make out.
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Over reacting? I'd have gone ballistic! I would now be sending them a bill for your time and transport with commercial rubbish removal rates.

The tipping was bad enough, their reaction was indefensible.
 
Shady said:
I'm with Ant on this one and would be straight back to the collage going apeshit and waving a branch of yew around threatening to sue the arse off the principal, but then i'm a direct sort of person and never waste time trying to be diplomatic in situations like this
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I would do this, but I would be mounted. Use pony to drag the thing into the middle of their main entrance, then ride up the steps, make a statement, and leave, preferably jumping over the branch on the way out. :)

Seriously. This is their fly tipped waste. You could pay someone to dispose of it, and go after them through small claims, but leaving it in on their doorstep and making a (very memorable) point is more satisfying.
 
I checked out what happens with me and SSE regarding the consent form
Apart from all their contact details and mine, grid ref and various
There is an area for the exact works to be carried out (Agreed with landowner and SSE tree/hedge men) who SSE are contracting to do the work

Under this its states
Landowner's comments/requests - All arisings will be stacked tidy on-site unless otherwise stated

This is where the landowner can choose to either keep it or chip + remove (My farrier chose to have the logs last time, everything else was chipped and removed)
White copy goes to me, Blue copy goes to SSE office and Pink copy goes to the contractor
 
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