A pollards eye view

[David Humphries]

Theres about 200 of these trees on the 50 acre site, and local volunteers have recently embarked on a 50 year management plan.

 

Apparantly 6 different species of bats reside here & a new species of lichen was discovered on one of the pollards.

 

Think I might just pop back to check on the fung at somepoint

 

 

If your in the area, I'd recommend a visit.

(reckon I can think of someone who might even make a not so local trip )

 

 

 

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[Mozza]

Cracking shots David

[David Humphries]

Cracking shots David

 

Ta Moz,

 

just makes you think of whats actually on your door step waiting to be discovered & enjoyed.

 

 

 

Check out this bad boy, at one point was obviously part of the medievil park but is now engulfed in the middle of a development.

 

 

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[Mozza]

What an awesome tree

 

I fear it's doomed now tho, all the new houses and complaints of "my kids play under it and dead bits keep falling off"

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

What an awesome tree

 

I fear it's doomed now tho, all the new houses and complaints of "my kids play under it and dead bits keep falling off"

 

if any man puts a saw bigger than a 020t near that tree I will be there in a flash!

 

David Humphries, you monkey!

 

get the kettle on son Im on route!

[David Humphries]

if any man puts a saw bigger than a 020t near that tree I will be there in a flash!

 

David Humphries, you monkey!

 

get the kettle on son Im on route!

 

 

 

Calm down, calm down, plenty of oportunity.

Not this arvo though hey, got 3 assignments to get cracked into

 

Looks to be a good playground for a number of studies

 

Would be interesting to know if any of the Atf brigade have visited.

 

They're all tagged.

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Calm down, calm down, plenty of oportunity.

Not this arvo though hey, got 3 assignments to get cracked into

 

Looks to be a good playground for a number of studies

 

Would be interesting to know if any of the Atf brigade have visited.

 

They're all tagged.

 

 

 

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end of july/august for a Pip I reckon!

 

then september for the others, mate I bet its fungtastic!

[David Humphries]

end of july/august for a Pip I reckon!

 

then september for the others, mate I bet its fungtastic!

 

Haven't found any info on fung records for the site yet.

Will be interesting to see whats there.

 

 

Imagine having the likes of one of these in your front garden

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Haven't found any info on fung records for the site yet.

Will be interesting to see whats there.

 

 

Imagine having the likes of one of these in your front garden

 

 

 

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funny you say that, just popped some pedigree acorns in for a 24hr soak!

 

pollards a go go

[David Humphries]

Would be interesting to know if this cavity was an entrance to an old managed bee collony (or just an old non occluded stem wound or lost stem)

 

Similar to ones I saw in the basque, which were man made cavities for retained bees. (though higher up and more cut pronounced)

 

 

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