Afternoon dog walking pics

[Matthew Arnold]

As the title suggests pic whilst out with my trio of spaniels (and in a few months 4 spaniels). All pics taken on Milldown our flagship site (Green Flag, SNCI,SAC, LNR and in local AONB area).

 

Pic 1 - Beech Avenue (Would have been entrance to old Victorian Arboretum and Garden)

Pics 2 and 3 - Tight forks on pair of Beech trees (No cable bracing yet but is in the pipe line)

Pic 4 - Leaning Beech showing nice compensatory root on tension side

Pics 5 and 6 - Old H Chestnut Pollard

Pics 7 and 8 - Another tight fork ( Same as before no bracing yet)

Pics 9,10 and 11 - Beech infected with suspected Merip. No fruiting bodies in Summer but is showing signs of Merip.

Pics 12 and 13 - Beech with partial lean and flared butresses and tight fork.

Pic 14 - Root growing over other roots on Beech.

Pics 15,16,17, 18,19, 20 and 21 - Beech with very very slight rippling in limbs and roots with signs on Merip.

Pic 22 - Hole used by Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Will try and get pics of it in June)

Pics 23, 24 and 25 - Odd deflection in Broad-leaved Lime limb.

Pic 26 - Jelly Ear on Sycamore

Pic 27 and 28 - Big Oak on access track called "Amfax Lane"

Pic 29 - Oak soon to be mono'd

Pic 30 - Hazel catkins taken on Macro

Pics 31 and 32 - Split in base of Oak limb. Footpath now closed off as it is currently sat in a Rowan on other side of path. Wasnt noticed in last pre-winter tree check (3 months ago) but signs of bat activity and no sign of the tree trying to seal up wound.

 

P.S Sorry for massive amount of pics.

[Matthew Arnold]

Here are some more pics of the dodgy Oak Limb on Milldown. Sadly my camera is now broken after i was knocked down by some little so n so on a mountain bike. I was well off the footpath as i could hear him racing round the footpath. Lens is now bust and will be going to the repairers tomorrow morning for a new lens. Just as well its still under warranty.