Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....

[David Humphries]

David,

 

there's no systematic approach to VTA in this park (as in many other parks and cities in Belgium). It's more of an 'ad hoc' approach: if one of the workers detects a dangerous tree, it's felled or monolithed. Deadwooding is rare, especially in the forest areas. The park is closed every evening and it does not open in the morning if strong winds are predicted.

 

Because of the very strict star shaped design (all trees in the 11 km of avenues are planted exactly 10m apart), there is, however, a systematic approach to the replacement of the avenues:

* every avenue from crossing to crossing has been given a code

* every tree has been given a number + L/R for left or right, also the dead or absent trees

* every individual tree gets a score between 0 (dead or absent) and 5 (perfect state)

* if the average score for an avenue drops below a treshold (to be set by the manager), the whole avenue is felled an replanted.

* if I'm right, the objective is to replace every avenue tree in a 120 year cycle

 

Very interesting facts tom, thanks for sharing.

 

Without specifics, (even taking into account the control on opening to the public) do you know of any injuries or near misses in that Park over the last decade or so ?

 

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[Tom Joye]

Very interesting facts tom, thanks for sharing.

 

Without specifics, (even taking into account the control on opening to the public) do you know of any injuries or near misses in that Park over the last decade or so ?

 

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No injuries or near misses that I know of. One guy tripped over a bridge and drowned during an epileptic attack, but that was not tree related.

[Tom Joye]

And by the way David,

some of the foresters and workers of this park came on the trip to Hampstead Heath last year, so this is the park where Caspers wild service tree seedling is being raised

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

And by the way David,

some of the foresters and workers of this park came on the trip to Hampstead Heath last year, so this is the park where Caspers wild service tree seedling is being raised

 

[David Humphries]

And by the way David,

some of the foresters and workers of this park came on the trip to Hampstead Heath last year, so this is the park where Caspers wild service tree seedling is being raised

 

 

Thanks for that Tom, I had wondered if it was this park.

 

 

I'll let Casper know.

 

 

 

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[Mark James]

Found this on a right mature willow today, had a quick look through the directory could see but i know have seen on her before somewhere.

 

What is it and was only on a very small part of the tree round some deadwood.

 

The picture is not the best as it's from my phone, if you look at the middle it looks like a small clear jelly baby.

[David Humphries]

Found this on a right mature willow today, had a quick look through the directory could see but i know have seen on her before somewhere.

 

What is it and was only on a very small part of the tree round some deadwood.

 

The picture is not the best as it's from my phone, if you look at the middle it looks like a small clear jelly baby.

 

 

 

Could be White Brain

 

 

Rogers Mushrooms - Exidia thuretiana Mushroom

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Could be White Brain

 

 

Rogers Mushrooms - Exidia thuretiana Mushroom

 

 

 

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i will go with that too:thumbup:

[Mark James]

From what I read I would say it sounds right to cheers guys.

 

 

 

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[RobRainford]

excursion with a fellow uni-goer to croft today.

 

I didnt actually take any pictures of the croft oak today, but ive got some from last time, I got some shots of Fistulinas that were small and emerging last time and now are mature and over matured.

 

The fungi on croft oak (first pic) was about 12" across!.

 

some other fistulinas included too, the last two fungi, both found on a beech stump, i am unsure of the ID, is one a Polyporus sp?