Staverton...

[David Humphries]

  sean said:

looks like i will have to head up there at some p[oint....looks fantastic. Any photo's of the old Hollies up there??

 

You would so enjoy the surroundings sean.

 

Unfortunately it's a private estate, which I suppose is a good thing for the ecology of the site.

 

Think we may have a couple of contacts in terms of getting back in.

 

10 years in between visits is way too long for me.

 

 

 

The adjacent woods called the Thicks, are where the old growth hollies are.

It's where they have Piptoporus quercinus on a "few" hosts.

though too early for us to see fruiting yet

 

Don't think I took many shots in there as light was poor due to the nature of the canopy density, here's a couple of shots.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

More from Staverton:thumbup1:

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

These two birches to me some up Staverton, far more than the Oaks, dont get me wrong, the oaks are legendary, but these birches offered such a conversation that I will never forget them.

 

 

[sean]

beautiful!!.....what amazing trees.

[David Humphries]

The Birches were impressive for sure.

 

Right toward their climax age but obviously left alone to do their thing.

 

Non too common event these days

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Have added some further images & thoughts on my web site.

 

trying not to double up on these things too much.

 

Feel free to go have a gander,

It might amuse you whilst the kettles boiling

 

 

treefung-ous

 

hover over "places that inspire" then click Staverton.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Good stuff david, love it, seems paying a bit more for the webeden package gets a whole lot more.

[David Humphries]

Ta Tony,

 

went up to the lite package at £24 per annum which is 50 Mb,

but due to the Stav shots & a couple of other pages, I'm all of a sudden up to 95% of that already,

 

Doh

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

  Monkey-D said:

Ta Tony,

 

went up to the lite package at £24 per annum which is 50 Mb,

but due to the Stav shots & a couple of other pages, I'm all of a sudden up to 95% of that already,

 

Doh

 

 

 

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David, if you format your images to around 250kb to 600kb youll have adequate size/quality for web production whilst stretching your budget.

 

just how big are you uploading your files to youre site?

[David Humphries]

  hamadryad said:

David, if you format your images to around 250kb to 600kb youll have adequate size/quality for web production whilst stretching your budget.

 

just how big are you uploading your files to youre site?

 

 

 

Same as here really,

 

600 x 800

 

& 450 x 600

 

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