Veterans- The ultimate survivors

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

two of whips finest, and one of the best fragmented hollow defiant to gravity trees from ben ballards place:thumbup1:

 

 

 

[Ben Ballard]

Nice One Tony That is one cool chestnut you have found ,i love that natural pollard hollow beech the ultimate survivor . looking forward to when you come to do some work here on the lime and other trees:thumbup1:

[RobRainford]

I remember the first two. The pine with what looked like a fruiting body but wasn't

 

And a pic of some vets from my favourite group of trees.

[Tree Man Tom]

two of whips finest, and one of the best fragmented hollow defiant to gravity trees from ben ballards place:thumbup1:

 

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Soon to be firewood, properrr jobb

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Soon to be firewood, properrr jobb

 

i suppose you find it funny huh, ......ban......

[Tree Man Tom]

Ban? For what rules have i broken?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ban? For what rules have i broken?

 

I mean ...... as in ban me for what i would like to have said:sneaky2:

[NI Tree]

Tree Man Tom have you got FAC sertivation for Whippendell woods and are you fac certivation

Edited November 15, 2011 by NI Tree

[Pat Ferrett]

Soon to be firewood, properrr jobb

 

Karma! also has a wicked sense of humour

[sloth]

Soon to be firewood, properrr jobb

 

From watford.gov.uk -

As the site is a SSSI, the wood is managed primarily to meet Natural England’s objectives of maintaining woodland composition and structure through coppicing (the operation of cutting trees off at the base and allowing them to shoot multiple stems. Coppicing can usually be repeated many times and is a useful means of regenerating broadleaf species at short intervals); the management of the rides in the wood; and maintaining areas of non intervention.* Whippendell Wood has a management plan which takes into consideration all the requirements of maintaining a SSSI.

The main species of tree in the wood are Pendunculate oak, beech, silver birch and ash.* There are also areas of hazel and hornbeam, holly, hawthorn, wild cherry and spindle.* Sycamore invasion (an exotic species) has occurred in several areas; this will be gradually felled to allow regeneration of the natural species.*

Whippendell Wood is famous for its stunning displays of bluebells in the spring: the best time to visit to appreciate the glorious blue carpet is between the last week of April and the first week of May.* There are abundant areas of bramble, bracken and Dog’s mercury, and open grassy glades.* Unless it blocks a footpath, dead wood has been left to rot down, providing a perfect habitat for several rare and uncommon species of fungi and invertebrates.* The discovery of a fungus, Crepidotus cinnabarinus, in 1995 represents a new British record, and is only the fourth European record of this species.* Material from this fungus has been deposited at the national herbarium at Kew.

 

So by the management plan deadwood only cleared from footpaths. Not to be firewood. Also, your r button seems to be sticking.

 

If I didn't have family commitments I'd be there with my chain, if there's anything else I can do...