local wildlife (fur,feathers and beasties)

ABtrees · September 14, 2020

11 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Thanks for the education AB,
In Brittany it’s a major problem as you can’t export the wood.
Cut up a 5’ dbh oak once, it was like Swiss cheese inside.

That's got to be a pisser - but actually not totally surprising - as far as I gather that's a perfect host tree for these guys - ancient oak starting to decay - as they become rarer so will the beetles. Did you find any larvae or the beetles themselves ?

The little I know can't really ever be described as an 'education' (look at some of my other posts) but I continue to learn something new almost every day and try to pass it on - if others find it interesting or useful so much the better. This forum and the people on here have such diverse knowledge and experiences and I have learnt so much so I'm grateful to all of you for that.

BTW there was a proper (scientific) survey of these done in Aug 17 (if anyone wants it I can post a link).

Robbyrasta · September 14, 2020

Not my photos, but taken on my farm, by friend doing a bird survey for me.

Edited September 14, 2020 by Robbyrasta

Rough Hewn · September 14, 2020

That's got to be a pisser - but actually not totally surprising - as far as I gather that's a perfect host tree for these guys - ancient oak starting to decay - as they become rarer so will the beetles. Did you find any larvae or the beetles themselves ?

The little I know can't really ever be described as an 'education' (look at some of my other posts) but I continue to learn something new almost every day and try to pass it on - if others find it interesting or useful so much the better. This forum and the people on here have such diverse knowledge and experiences and I have learnt so much so I'm grateful to all of you for that.

BTW there was a proper (scientific) survey of these done in Aug 17 (if anyone wants it I can post a link).

Found hundreds of larvae whilst splitting oak firewood.
Big bugger maggoty things like yer middle finger.
They eat the healthy trees too, that’s the problem. Then it’s secondary infections on top.
I’ve seen kilometres of hedges where every few metres there’s an oak covered in holes(hundreds).
Beetles make a screaming noise if you prod them with a stick, (before putting your boot on top).
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SamanthaSunny · November 6, 2020

On 25/04/2011 at 22:32, Ian Flatters said:

I finally have somewhere to add this picture:thumbup1: Guys and Girls awesome pictures really like the Beatle one.

Gosh how lucky you were to be so close to such a majestic bird ❤️

SamanthaSunny · November 6, 2020

On 25/04/2011 at 22:31, David Humphries said:

Any excuse for me to revisit these little encounters

Scotland Spain Hertfordshire Norfolk

appologies for the indulgence

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