The Ents make a move

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

looking very much like an old layering/hedge to me those last ones, cool shot of the once main stem being carried over with the rooting branch.

 

one can only imagine what dynamic that has for fungal colonies

[Will Hinchliffe]

Some excellent additions to this thread.

 

Monkeyd In your last shot has the parent tree died of and decayed away ?

 

Here is a photo of a Beech in Kingsetle a woodland trust site just outside of Shaftesbury. It apears that the tree has lifted and toppled slightly resting on its lower limbs. I think it probably happened a while ago. I think the crown may have died back slightly and then regrown creating this wonderful busy crown. The dieback has decayed and fallen from the tree. The lean on it is really impressive and the photo doesnt really show it very well you can climb up the back of the tree to the top with ease very quickly. It could easily have been condemned as an unsafe tree after lifting but has adapted and now seems stable.

 

I took this photo especially for this thread but forgot about it.

[David Humphries]

Great tree Will, thanks for remembering to post

 

Might have to take a gander next time I'm down that way.

 

sort of tree i'd like to take my little lads up into

 

 

 

the small beech in my last set - looks to me as if the original trunk has now perished away once the layer had taken hold.

 

 

 

 

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[Will Hinchliffe]

It would be a great tree for kids to climb. The woodland is very nice but not massive and the access is not great. You rarely see any one there which is nice and there are some very steep hangings.

[David Humphries]

cheers Will,

 

I'm down in Blandford forum during the summer, so shall try and visit the woods, plus maybe a couple of others.

 

Any recomendations?

 

 

D

 

 

 

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[Will Hinchliffe]

The woods on bullbarrow hill are great and the ancient yew wood on hambeldon hill. Bryanston school in Blandford owns some lovely woodland, they also have the london planes that are the tallest in europe.

 

Ranger matt seems to have good local knowledge of that area so he might be worth a shout.

 

I will have a think of some others....

 

The Stockgaylard estate is a must for some fantastic veteran oaks in a beautiful deer park.

 

You should try to go to Winspit on the coast, Its an amazing place to hang out for the day. Loads of rock pools, swimming, quary caves and rock climbing. You have to park near a pub called the square and compass (very very good pub!) then its a bit of a walk but well worth it. There are horseshoe bats in the caves that have been blocked off.

[David Humphries]

Ta Will,

 

plenty there to get into

 

 

 

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[Matthew Arnold]

The woods on bullbarrow hill are great and the ancient yew wood on hambeldon hill. Bryanston school in Blandford owns some lovely woodland, they also have the london planes that are the tallest in europe.

 

Ranger matt seems to have good local knowledge of that area so he might be worth a shout.

 

I will have a think of some others....

 

The Stockgaylard estate is a must for some fantastic veteran oaks in a beautiful deer park.

 

You should try to go to Winspit on the coast, Its an amazing place to hang out for the day. Loads of rock pools, swimming, quary caves and rock climbing. You have to park near a pub called the square and compass (very very good pub!) then its a bit of a walk but well worth it. There are horseshoe bats in the caves that have been blocked off.

 

Up on Bulbarrow we have a site called Woolland Hill which has a massive old Yew. The woods on the other side of the road have some corking Beech trees but most of it is private. If Monkey-D is interested i am sure i can arrange with my colleagues to take you around some of our sites. Both urban and out in the sticks.

[David Humphries]

Up on Bulbarrow we have a site called Woolland Hill which has a massive old Yew. The woods on the other side of the road have some corking Beech trees but most of it is private. If Monkey-D is interested i am sure i can arrange with my colleagues to take you around some of our sites. Both urban and out in the sticks.

 

 

 

if I can find the time Matt, Id like to look at a few opportunities.

 

I'll get back to you on your kind offer

 

 

cheers

 

D

[David Humphries]

A Beech Ent making a bolt for it......................

 

 

 

Moccas park, Herefordshire

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