If you go down to the woods today.........

[armybloke]

Swanwick NR a place where I work at weekends and volunteer my services for free. Beautiful woodlands. In 2010 on 27 Feb I witnessed a Roe give birth at the side of the lake. I checked on her baby everyday and she did not mind me being so close. They usually give birth to twins but she either had a still-born or did not have a 2nd as I could not find it. The young have no smell and therefore mum will leave her for upto 48hrs a time while she feeds only returning to feed her off-spring. The youngster is then left to fend for itself later that year when she again comes in to season. Cool eh!

 

Apologies for the picture quality but I'll get there in the end

[armybloke]

Kingley Vale - Site is managed by deer and rabbits. Chalk downland and an orchid heaven. Take a picnic, a spare pair of lungs (steep in places) choose a fine day and you can see from Chichester to Portsmouth from the ancient monument on the top of the hill. Awesome!

[David Humphries]

Was up at Capel Manor today with the apprentice for his 38 & 39.

 

Took a wee walk into an adjacent wood that I should have long been into by now, especially as I've been going to capel as a student since 1985

 

Only had an hour, but a fine piece of woodland & worthy of a stroll if you're ever in the area.

 

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/visit-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=27965&site=Whitewebbs-Wood

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

was that one of them bug balls david! lol

[David Humphries]

was that one of them bug balls david! lol

 

That's funny.

 

 

You should try and get up this one in the autumn Tony, loads of standing & fallen dead Oak & Beech. Fungal frenzy would be my guess

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Down for a bimble with the boys around the Great wood at Nawthaw this morning.

 

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[David Humphries]

Down for a bimble with the boys around the Great wood at Nawthaw this morning.

 

Emphasis was more on spending time with the lads rather than hunting down the fung, but there were a few bits n pieces that literally jumped out at me .

 

these the best.......

 

Fomes fomentarius here on Birch - relatively rare combo down here in the south

 

& Enteridium lycoperdon

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i would go just for that fomes! one for the book!

[David Humphries]

i would go just for that fomes! one for the book!

 

few little corkers on that one trunk, great wee little find.

 

We need to do this wood together in the fall

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

 

We need to do this wood together in the fall

 

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its a date my silver backed furry friend.