Purchasing 25 acre oak stand in France - Pics

[Ratman]

Eat both. A member of this forum makes fabulous venison sausages, into which I believe he mixes some pork.
I'll be near his house in the next few months. Just on the off chance he sees this post...

They sound ace!!!

[JonnoR]

Few more pics.  There is a sh1t ton of ivy all over the place, and whilst I believe it makes good habitat, it does seem to be excessive to my eyes.  Should I be getting shot of some of it, particularly on the trees showing promise for the future?

 

There is one area which looks to have been managed as hazel coppice under oak standards (with some other random hardwoods seemingly thrown in for good measure).  There are also areas showing signs of natural regeneration following blow downs etc.  

 

I would like to smash a block of birch in to the mix, particularly on open areas around the edge of the wood, if only for autumnal tints and guilt-free firewood in the future! 

 

 

[JonnoR]

Some pictures from recent thinning activity in the wood.  This is the first major work I've done in this area, with more significant block thinning, rather than felling the odd obvious struggling tree.  Leaving oaks and straighter hornbeam/ash.  Lovely lower story trees waiting to flourish I think.  Very exciting!

 

 

Edited Sunday at 19:45 by JonnoR

[Stubby]

On 05/01/2025 at 17:15, JonnoR said:

Some pictures from recent thinning activity in the wood.  This is the first major work I've done in this area, with more significant block thinning, rather than felling the odd obvious struggling tree.  Leaving oaks and straighter hornbeam/ash.  Lovely lower story trees waiting to flourish I think.  Very exciting!

 

 

The stump police will be after you with hose heights ! 😁

[5thelement]

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

The stump police will be after you with hose heights ! 😁

Tree Surgeon Felling Specifications 👍

[sandspider]

Holy cow. I just realised this update was 5 years later. Time has flown by. 😑

[Stere]

 

Thats Butchers broom...

 

[Mick Dempsey]

3 minutes ago, Stere said:

 

Thats Butchers broom...

 

So that’s what it is! 
Some woods have it everywhere, painful to walk through, sharp ends on those leaves.

[Stere]

You Can eat its shoots as its a type of asparagus but ive never tried it

 

 

 

[JonnoR]

20 hours ago, Stubby said:

The stump police will be after you with hose heights ! 😁

Don't worry - I was preserving the chain for the day, as the moss is full of granity sand and throws sparks like a bastard.  I went round with my gnarly saw the next day!  The Hornbeam coppices lovely.