Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK

Ekka · 23rd May 2008, 04:03 AM

Up the top left of this site you can scroll through 9 pics, they reckon it's that well built it will last 500 years. Looks great.

Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens | Travel | guardian.co.uk

Ace Master · 23rd May 2008, 06:36 AM

TREEMONKEY · 23rd May 2008, 04:04 PM

Now that would be a nice place for a walk.

Sean Freeman · 23rd May 2008, 04:22 PM

Thats a fantastic structure........oh for the budget of Kew!!!!!

Sean Freeman · 23rd May 2008, 04:56 PM

Here's more info about the construction of the walkway and some good pics of some of the process Life in the trees: Marks Barfield's tree-top walkway at Kew - Building

Ekka · 23rd May 2008, 09:05 PM

Check out this site .... make sure you scroll around on the banner pic.

Kew Gardens - Rhizotron & Xstrata Treetop Walkway - Home

newguy18 · 24th May 2008, 09:57 PM

dguntertrees · 29th June 2008, 03:48 PM

There is a similair structure down in Victoria ya'know. Its called the Otway Fly. And its in the......you guessed it...The Otways. (Along the Great Ocean Road).

Ekka · 29th June 2008, 03:50 PM

Yes, similar too. I'll be stuffed.

otway fly - Google Image Search

dguntertrees · 29th June 2008, 04:45 PM

I highly recommend it as a diversion from all that boring cliff face driving

I reckon it would probably be a bit bigger than the one at Kew, and it is simply a fantastic way to see the forest (while its still there, and not disapearing eastward as woodchips).

Done it · 30th June 2008, 02:37 AM

The Otways are great, did you see those old pictures at Colac, people used to put a roof on the stumps & live in them.

We've got one here, Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk - Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia but I'd like to see the WA, one Valley of the Giants.

There is a link to them all on there.

Manx_Tree · 4th July 2008, 11:12 PM

This might be a stupid question, but.... has any information been released on root damage and soil compaction? Sorry to be the pessimist (it really looks to good to be true).

For the non Brits.. A good show to find, maybe via the net, is 'A Year At Kew' or, 'Trees That Made Britian'.. Both have the same arborists from Kew Gardens but i think it is the first series that has ever made a true contribution to the changing face of Arboriculture. Plus these guys are sound. One episode looks at the use of Oak in Scotch barrels (for example). Not to say that all you woody birch's are whiskey drinkers..... ha.

Sean Freeman · 5th July 2008, 12:15 AM

I haven't read (or asked for) any info on the management of soil compaction issues both during construction and since the area has been open to the unwashed.....however would be very surprised if it wasn't dealt with very effectively during construction, don't know who did the actual work but do know the environs of Kew...there would have been very significant constraints on the methodology for construction.....As for after, well just not sure.

arbdog · 9th July 2008, 01:37 AM

Took my kids to the tree top walk at Salsey forest a couple of weeks ago, it was only about 15 miles away and I had never been, It was free to get in and so relaxing to get away from everything the tree top walk only goes to 60ft but at least people get to see the magnificent structres trees are! Its nice for people to get the view we always get when were clambering around in them rather than what they get to see from the ground.

23rd May 2008, 04:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK Up the top left of this site you can scroll through 9 pics, they reckon it's that well built it will last 500 years. Looks great. Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens \| Travel \| guardian.co.uk __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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23rd May 2008, 04:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK Thats a fantastic structure........oh for the budget of Kew!!!!! __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

23rd May 2008, 04:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK Here's more info about the construction of the walkway and some good pics of some of the process Life in the trees: Marks Barfield's tree-top walkway at Kew - Building __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

23rd May 2008, 09:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK Check out this site .... make sure you scroll around on the banner pic. Kew Gardens - Rhizotron & Xstrata Treetop Walkway - Home __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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29th June 2008, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
dguntertrees Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mudgeeraba, SE Queensland Posts: 122	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK There is a similair structure down in Victoria ya'know. Its called the Otway Fly. And its in the......you guessed it...The Otways. (Along the Great Ocean Road).

29th June 2008, 03:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK Yes, similar too. I'll be stuffed. otway fly - Google Image Search __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

29th June 2008, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
dguntertrees Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mudgeeraba, SE Queensland Posts: 122	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK I highly recommend it as a diversion from all that boring cliff face driving I reckon it would probably be a bit bigger than the one at Kew, and it is simply a fantastic way to see the forest (while its still there, and not disapearing eastward as woodchips).

30th June 2008, 02:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
Done it Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Parramatta. nsw. Australia. Posts: 376	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK The Otways are great, did you see those old pictures at Colac, people used to put a roof on the stumps & live in them. We've got one here, Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk - Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia but I'd like to see the WA, one Valley of the Giants. There is a link to them all on there. Last edited by Done it : 30th June 2008 at 02:40 AM. Reason: extra

4th July 2008, 11:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
Manx_Tree Sappling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Manx climber in Canada Posts: 22	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK This might be a stupid question, but.... has any information been released on root damage and soil compaction? Sorry to be the pessimist (it really looks to good to be true). For the non Brits.. A good show to find, maybe via the net, is 'A Year At Kew' or, 'Trees That Made Britian'.. Both have the same arborists from Kew Gardens but i think it is the first series that has ever made a true contribution to the changing face of Arboriculture. Plus these guys are sound. One episode looks at the use of Oak in Scotch barrels (for example). Not to say that all you woody birch's are whiskey drinkers..... ha. __________________ Can't see the wood for the trees........

5th July 2008, 12:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK I haven't read (or asked for) any info on the management of soil compaction issues both during construction and since the area has been open to the unwashed.....however would be very surprised if it wasn't dealt with very effectively during construction, don't know who did the actual work but do know the environs of Kew...there would have been very significant constraints on the methodology for construction.....As for after, well just not sure. __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

9th July 2008, 01:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
arbdog Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: england Posts: 103	Re: Treetop walkway at Kew Gardens UK Took my kids to the tree top walk at Salsey forest a couple of weeks ago, it was only about 15 miles away and I had never been, It was free to get in and so relaxing to get away from everything the tree top walk only goes to 60ft but at least people get to see the magnificent structres trees are! Its nice for people to get the view we always get when were clambering around in them rather than what they get to see from the ground.

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