The Mighty Oak V's The Beautiful beech

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ok has anyone got any pure Oak woodlands to show here for comparisom?

[Blaisey]

Wicked post fella, and what a tree.

 

also slasher

 

 

Just because you cant see life doesnt mean it isnt there!

 

I cant prove it but i bet there is more soil fauna under an ancient beech than oak, due to the more acidic leaf fall of oak?

 

not only that but a great many rare and splendid things prefer beech to anything else, the hericiums just for a start, the olive oysterling too.

 

please correct me with scientific evidance, i welcome this as i can learn from it.

 

Cheers mate

[JaySmith]

got a grid reference for it?

 

TQ413956 will take you to the entrance gate of the site, walk 500yds down the track an you'll see the tree

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

TQ413956 will take you to the entrance gate of the site, walk 500yds down the track an you'll see the tree

 

Thanks fella, got a question for all the GPS fans, mine does ten digit references only, I dont know how to use GR of lesser numericals, any clues how i do this on a garmin oregan 300?

[David oakman]

I do like my oaks but also like beech. The birds nest orchid can only be found under the deep shade of a beech wood and i think the very very rare ghost orchid likes a beech wood:001_smile:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I do like my oaks but also like beech. The birds nest orchid can only be found under the deep shade of a beech wood and i think the very very rare ghost orchid likes a beech wood:001_smile:

 

Liking your style mr Oakman:thumbup:

[BenR]

Does anyone know of any big vetran oaks of beeches in Berkshire?

 

I love climbing both by the way although oaks win for me because they have more space to move around in!

[David Humphries]

Does anyone know of any big vetran oaks of beeches in Berkshire?

 

I love climbing both by the way although oaks win for me because they have more space to move around in!

 

Windsor Great Park.

 

some of the finest old Oaks your ever likely to get to see.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[BenR]

Windsor Great Park.

 

some of the finest old Oaks your ever likely to get to see.

 

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Anywhere specific? its a very large place! or are there monster trees everywhere? Cheers by the way

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Someone said they didnt want to kick about beech leaf/mast on the forest floor, so today i went to just display a little of what i speak.

 

Push those leaves aside, and find a great amount of life.

 

It always puzzles me why we clean up so vigorously under our trees, a circle of mulch is both astheticaly pleasing and incredibly functional. There is a high presence of defence organisms living in this beech leaf/mast litter.