Natural monolith

[elicokiz]

Hi folks I thought it may be intresting to compare some of MonkeyD's great artificial monoliths with one I spotted in Sherwood Forest:thumbup:

 

Edited November 3, 2010 by elicokiz

[Ben90]

Little do we know, D probably had a weekend away in Sherwood forest..

[David Humphries]

I can but aspire to natures blue print.

May even get one close one day

 

Nice post

 

 

 

Do you know Sherwood well?

 

How's the Major & it's compatriots fairing ?

 

 

It's been a long time since I was there.

 

Any interesting Veteran works going on?

 

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[elicokiz]

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How's the Major & it's compatriots fairing ?

 

 

It's been a long time since I was there.

 

Any interesting Veteran works going on?

 

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Hi MonkeyD

It is a brilliant site to try and inspire the value of deadwood and veteran trees to the next generation of arbs:thumbup: I have noticed that there is some monolith pruning carried out in various locations in the woodland, for example in the visitors centre and also near the Major oak...fits in so well its hard to notice? took a pair of binoculars last time we visited, found this helped to establish what bracing work and cavity treatments had gone on in the past..obviously you get a totally different perspective of the Major oak which is well worth the effort.hard to belive the tree is over 1000 yrs old ...mind you how long it would survive without its associated ironwork is anyones guess?

 

regards

Dave:thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

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Hi MonkeyD

It is a brilliant site to try and inspire the value of deadwood and veteran trees to the next generation of arbs:thumbup: I have noticed that there is some monolith pruning carried out in various locations in the woodland, for example in the visitors centre and also near the Major oak...fits in so well its hard to notice? took a pair of binoculars last time we visited, found this helped to establish what bracing work and cavity treatments had gone on in the past..obviously you get a totally different perspective of the Major oak which is well worth the effort.hard to belive the tree is over 1000 yrs old ...mind you how long it would survive without its associated ironwork is anyones guess?

 

regards

Dave:thumbup1:

 

 

I must get back up there for a proper look around, here's me and the Major from about ten years ago.

 

Which college do you work at Dave?

 

 

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[elicokiz]

Hi MonkeyD

 

sorry for the long winded response(yawn)..been off work due to a bad reaction to Co-codamol tablets..nasty things...I work for the University of Lincoln, at their Riseholme campus. love the job shame about all the paperwork that goes with teaching??

 

regards

Dave