Countryfile last night

[Mark James]

Did anyone see the "the dark hedges " near Armoy? 200 beeches at 300 year old. If you never seen get a look on iplayer, there are lovely pictures on google if you do a search.

 

 

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[Mark Bolam]

Seen.

 

Craven was up them like Scott Forrest on speed!

 

Amazing trees.

[Mark James]

Shame we never got to see him do the complete climb up, bet it took sometime time. Surprised to see him climb at all.

 

 

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[farmer rod]

Did anyone see the "the dark hedges " near Armoy? 200 beeches at 300 year old. If you never seen get a look on iplayer, there are lovely pictures on google if you do a search.

 

 

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Do you think they were pollarded at some time on the past to grow like that?

[Mark James]

I would think so, in there very early days i think. They do seem an odd shape don't they.

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

i dont think they have been pollarded, just competing with each other over the years and planted as a hedge originally.

 

Couldnt help notice the cutters, bad thumb positioning and hitting the barbed wire fence:blushing:

[Mark James]

Are they not far to far spaced to be a hedge I first place?

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Are they not far to far spaced to be a hedge I first place?

 

 

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1. i think they have lost about half of the original trees:thumbdown:

 

and 2, maybe they were planted too far apart to be a good hedge, so were just left:001_smile:

[farmer rod]

I would think so, in there very early days i think. They do seem an odd shape don't they.

 

 

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There is a house at the end, so presumably could have been planted as an avenue

[RobArb]

a hedge avenue:thumbup: