Looking for pics of squirrel damage

[ferdinand2000]

I'm doing a short vid of damage by Grey Squirrels.

 

Does anyone have any pics (or point me to any pics) I can use, please?

 

I'm especially looking for serious bark damage, including branches in crowns stripped on the topside or ring-barked, and also domestic damage of wires, cable, plastic pipes etc.

 

I'll post it here first when done.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Ferdinand

[David Humphries]

Couldn't believe this squirrel damage I saw on oak last week.

 

& old squirrel damage on Beech.

 

I'll have a trawl through to see if there's any thing else in the files.

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[armchairarborist]

on last pic the little blighters have been graffiti-ing.. i'll have a look later, think i have some pics too..

[Arbgirl]

Here's some squirrel damage - sorry, dont have any close ups

[ferdinand2000]

Thanks for those so far.

 

This is an action vid (squirrel shredding tree) from the Forest of Dean which I ran across.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM1TMsNnF98]YouTube - Grey Squirrel Bark Stripping[/ame]

 

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[Bart]

Just given these some more space from competing sycamores

Edited July 25, 2010 by Bart
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[ferdinand2000]

Thanks very much for those, guys.

 

Any more for any more?

 

Ferdinand

[ferdinand2000]

Not photos, but I came across this 2008/9 paper.

 

"Summary

Grey squirrel damage was monitored annually in a stand of naturally regenerating oak in the Forest of Dean, UK, between 1998 and 2003. Incidences of damage and wound size were signifi cantly related to tree size, with dominant oak trees and those above 7.5 cm diameter at breast height, most at risk of damage on the main stem. Fresh damage occurred on 9 – 38 per cent of trees each year, with 2 – 17 per cent of trees ring barked in any year. Damage was concentrated above 4 m up

the main stem and for some trees led to dieback and loss of apical dominance accompanied by a reduction in top height increment. Continuing damage is likely to lead to a general reduction in yield of the stand. As with other species, tree diameter and dominance appear to be useful predictors of bark-stripping damage risk on oak."

 

This is a direct link to the PDF.

 

Influence of tree size and dominance on incidence of bark stripping by grey squirrels to oak and impact on tree growth

 

Ferdinand

[BrendonV]

Psh,

 

This little bastard was trying to rip my chipper apart.

[David Humphries]

Brilliant Brendon

 

 

They will stop at nothing, can't you yanks just call them all back home?

 

 

 

 

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