Just one of those things

[Ian Flatters]

Crikey, Was that the tree you, me and dexta climbed?

[Dan Curtis]

Crikey, Was that the tree you, me and dexta climbed?

 

Yep.

 

Had a good look inside, can't find anything desicated though

[likeitorlumpit]

Very interesting thread

Just thought that based on the level of rot in the stem, is the tree going to wait 25 years.

But I guess the low targets mean it's one to have as a arborists project rather than an insurance nightmare!

[Dan Curtis]

Very interesting thread

Just thought that based on the level of rot in the stem, is the tree going to wait 25 years.

But I guess the low targets mean it's one to have as a arborists project rather than an insurance nightmare!

 

Good point. I had wondered that. I doubt it'll remain as it is for that long, but there are very few targets/hazards nearby so it'll be an interesting project to run with and see what happens

[Dan Curtis]

Nearly nine months from starting this thread, I walked by the tree today. Since the initial failure it appears that something may have taken up (or resumed) residence within the stem.

 

In the first picture taken at the time of failure, you can just see a cavity on the left of the newly exposed heartwood. Now, the cavity has been seemingly cleaned out, smoothed around the edges and there are a number of what appear to be claw marks below it.

 

My bet is on a Tawny Owl, there's often one in the vicinity. A little bit of investigation is on the cards, fingers crossed I'm not spending my evening sitting in a field for nothing:biggrin:

[David Humphries]

Cool update Dan, will be interested in what you find.

 

take a blanket, it may be a long cold night

 

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[Dan Curtis]

 

take a blanket, it may be a long cold night

 

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Do you think they'll still come out if I start a fire and play a banjo while I wait?

[David Humphries]

Do you think they'll still come out if I start a fire and play a banjo while I wait?

 

 

I expect you'd get the odd fen type emerging from the woods

 

 

 

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[Dan Curtis]

It took a while but I've finally seen a tawny in attendance at the cavity. Seemed the perfect size for it so I'm assuming it may have raised young there, probably a bit late in the season to still have any now.

 

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[pendleton8471]

Great post Dan really good to see the view on it! looks like it would of been a nice little climbing before the failure