Not strictly tree related but countryside related

[Matthew Arnold]

Check out this beauty. Its a Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar which was feeding on a lime leaf before it fell to the ground.

[silky fox]

Nature is utterly Astonishing!

[Matthew Arnold]

Nature is utterly Astonishing!

 

It was a fantastic find. The fung are starting to wake up big time down the beech avenue. Its mostly Porcelain fungus at the moment which is fruiting high up.

[silky fox]

What Camera/mobile did you use to take the pictures mate?

[Matthew Arnold]

What Camera/mobile did you use to take the pictures mate?

 

I use a Canon Ixus 115 hs bought by my colleagues.

[mendiplogs]

Check out this beauty. Its a Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar which was feeding on a lime leaf before it fell to the ground.

 

HI MATT nice pics there mate well done:thumbup1: mate jon

[Matthew Arnold]

Todays rewarding job was to clear a bridleway which hasnt been touched for 5 years. It was a about a 2 mile walk to get to the site but luckily we could put most of the gear in the tractor bucket which saved alot of sore and aching arms. We made it wide enough for two tractor widths all the way along. There is still 50 metres to do but it is 9 ft bramble and old mans beard.

[silky fox]

Good job Matt!...you provide a valuable service that goes un noticed by most people...i reckon they think the bridleways take care of themselves:biggrin: See you when i,m down visiting Jon!

[Matthew Arnold]

Not the most pleasant of jobs but very rewarding seeing what we had acheived in what can only be described as minging weather. Not a nice job to do on a south west facing hill with 40 mph horizontal rain pelting you in the face for 2 hours.

[Matthew Arnold]

Found this lil Gano bracket which was described as "sterile" by the local TO last time it was checked. I took pictures another 6 months after it was surveyed and it has doubled in size. You can still see the slice i took out of the bracket just above it. It has started to form pores so will be watching this tree as it has Inonotus dryadeus at work in the base as well. The trees are in line for some some deadwooding and crown cleaning/thinning as they havent been touched for about 10 years according to the district TO.

 

This is said tree on google maps

 

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=field+close+sturminster+newton&hl=en&ll=50.934552,-2.297494&spn=0.009385,0.022724&safe=off&hnear=Field+Close,+Sturminster+Newton,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=50.934479,-2.297406&panoid=pyGivURgQ1sLCDtVAPE9YA&cbp=12,171.18,,0,-13.84