How to avoid a chainsaw massacre

I’M afraid we’ll no be here for a few days.’ Willie looks a bit sheepish as he goes on to explain: ‘We had a bit of an accident yesterday.’ My mind races around various possibilities. Of all the operations that happen on the estate, with the possible exception of loading cattle onto trucks, felling trees is the most dangerous.

Foresters are a hardy breed and all too many of the ones I have known have carried some disfigurement with them as badges