Dead Wood Habitat

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

David,

Did you (also) consider to have artists make wood sculptures out of the trunks of some of the trees ? Some years ago, in three parks in Rotterdam, I've been monitoring the macrofungi on 25 poplars, of which the lower two to three metres of the upright standing trunks without bark were left behind of which local artists made very nice "temporary" sculptures. After 5 years, a total of 46 species of macrofungi was documented from the trees of which some of the sculptures were naturally "modified" by the mycelium of superficial white rotters.

 

we have a few in Cassiobury park but havent seen much on them yet.

[David Humphries]

David,

Did you (also) consider to have artists make wood sculptures out of the trunks of some of the trees ? Some years ago, in three parks in Rotterdam, I've been monitoring the macrofungi on 25 poplars, of which the lower two to three metres of the upright standing trunks without bark were left behind of which local artists made very nice "temporary" sculptures. After 5 years, a total of 46 species of macrofungi was documented from the trees of which some of the sculptures were naturally "modified" by the mycelium of superficial white rotters.

 

We've had a few sculptures carried out Gerrit.

 

The Totem is an Oak at Highgate Woods (not involved in that one)

The Bench (carved by Jeff Higley) is Oak that is in a hidden bird sanctuary (I cut the 'very' basic shape)

& the last is a sad representation of an eagle I tried out of Beech that got taken down eventually.

 

No fungi on any of them due to preservatives sadly.

 

Have a few others planned, just waiting to for the time to be right budget wise.

 

 

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Edited June 28, 2011 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Monkey that eagles a blinding attempt! you dark horse you, think youve got a hidden talent there mate.

[David Humphries]

Monkey that eagles a blinding attempt! you dark horse you, think youve got a hidden talent there mate.

 

Yeah it's alright, but committee deemed it inappropriate for the heath

 

 

Eddie stands guard in all weathers at me yard now days

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

The Totem is an Oak at Highgate Woods (not involved in that one) The Bench (carved by Jeff Higley) is Oak that is in a hidden bird sanctuary (I cut the 'very' basic shape) & the last is a sad representation of an eagle I tried out of Beech that got taken down eventually. No fungi on any of them due to preservatives sadly.

 

, the project in Rotterdam was part of an outdoor exhibition on how nature changes the shape and character of "naked" wood, which has not been protected against the influences of sun and rain.

[David Humphries]

Ooops, nearly forgot about this one at home.

 

An 'abstract' Heron thinking it's now got feathers

 

 

 

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[sean freeman]

Brilliant (really envious of edie too BTW nice one).

[David Humphries]

Brilliant (really envious of edie too BTW nice one).

 

 

 

Cheers sean.

 

Got the bug for it briefly a few years back, but just not made the time since

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

A resurection from today.

 

This hollow twin stemmed Rowan was felled because the stump had started to split.

 

The stems are great habitat as they're hollowing out from the base.

So decided to get one of them back upright, for all the inverts & fungi that rely on this type of standing dead wood.

 

 

A few context shots pre job........

 

 

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[David Humphries]

A resurection from today.

This hollow twin stemmed Rowan was felled because the stump had started to split.

The stems are great habitat as they're hollowing out from the base.

So decided to get one of them back upright, for all the inverts & fungi that rely on this type of standing dead wood.

 

A few context shots pre job.........

 

 

 

We placed a pulley up above where the pole was going to rest in the fork of the adjacent Oak.

 

Then hauled it up with the landy.

 

Bored through near the top of the Rowan & tethered it with a wire rope & hose.

 

 

 

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Edited June 30, 2011 by Monkey-D