At the top of his professional tree.

The Trust in which the Knottman's are involved and which looks after the woods near the centre of the village, has to employ a tree surgeon once or twice a year.

This morning he felled an ancient Beech which must have been about eighty feet tall. It was very old and had become dangerous. On my way down to the site I heard a terrific crash and new that I was five minutes too late to get a shot of it falling to the ground.

M. is now 40 feet in the air reshaping an old Yew tree. He is an excellent tree surgeon and to see him climbing these giants is to inspire admiration for his courage and skill. His insurance premiums must be substantial.