Blow, blow, thou Spring? wind,

[David Humphries]

Ash fail with basal Ganoderma & Inonotus hispidus at height.

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

just commented some windy thoughts in you rip twang thread about trees:biggrin:

[David Humphries]

We decided to reduce from a climb rather than Mewp.

 

New member of the team (Nick) got the oportunity show us what he's got.

 

Srt'd up with wrench, transfered over to spider.

 

Carried out over the last couple of days

 

Tricky job, did really well

 

 

Day one

 

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[David Humphries]

Day two, started wet

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Panic fruiting on the Ganoderma.

 

Couldn't find any older detached fb's around.

 

Fairly dramatic extent of delignification.

 

 

 

Woodpecker was buzzin above Nick both days,

obviously pissed that his playground was in the process of disappearing

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[Matthew Arnold]

May have some fallen tree and branch pictures with the winds we have coming in the next 24-48 hours. 50-60 mph doesn't sound much in the winter but it gets the old ears perked up in summer.

[David Humphries]

May have some fallen tree and branch pictures with the winds we have coming in the next 24-48 hours. 50-60 mph doesn't sound much in the winter but it gets the old ears perked up in summer.

 

 

Lets hope you don't get any photo ops.

But if you just so happen to, then..............

 

 

 

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[Matthew Arnold]

Lets hope you don't get any photo ops.

But if you just so happen to, then..............

 

 

 

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Ha ha. Day off tomorrow due to the rain so when there is a break i shall be checking one of the local woods as it has alot of heavily kretz covered Beech in full leaf. Very exposed spot in a south west facing valley.

[Matthew Arnold]

The first casaulty. A good sized lump of deadwood. Wind was only blowing to about 20 mph but it was enough to snap this lump out still with twigs on the end.

[Matthew Arnold]

A small hawthorn which failed up a railway embankment. It was still creaking and cracking when i was taking pics.