eco log pile

[Stephen Blair]

i am making a logpile for my old primary school, in my head its a pile of logs left to rot. does anyone know any different. any advice and help would be appreciated. thanks:001_smile:

[cerneARB]

You could do a stag beetle pyramid. That involves a lot more graft thou, well depends on the height and the amount of footings. basically turn the logs vertical and place them in the ground a few feet small ones on the outside and larger ones inside let it rot, stag beetles get in lay their eggs.Eggs stay there for five years, beetles eat their way out...hey presto red data species happy and ready to breed again.

 

Dont know if you get them were you are though. I know we get them down south in warmer climates.

[Mick Stockbridge]

I have an eco pile made up mainly of winched out stumps, great for stag beetles.

[cerneARB]

I see lots of eco piles on the pavement made by our K9 freinds..does that count?

[Stephen Blair]

sounds good mate, dont mind putting a bit more work in if its is worthwhile

[cerneARB]

As i wrote SWB its a bit piontless if you dont get the rare stag beetle up there which i dont think you do.Might be good for other invertebrates thou.leaf and twig and old bits of wood, grass cuttings compost are good for hedge hogs too.

[Stephen Blair]

As i wrote SWB its a bit piontless if you dont get the rare stag beetle up there which i dont think you do.Might be good for other invertebrates thou.leaf and twig and old bits of wood, grass cuttings compost are good for hedge hogs too.

 

cheers, i thought about making a bed of branches, then laying the logs ontop of them, i will make bigger holes and stuff for the hedge pigs. good idea:001_smile:

[Parker]

Any pile of logs/brash will be used by invetebrates/small mammals.

 

If its in a school you could try and make it more interesting by putting the logs at different angles/half buried into the ground.....almost making a piece of art aswell as a log pile.

[caledonian bob]

Did one a few years back for London zoo.

Cut logs approx 2 feet long & lay them in 2 parllel lines 2-3 feet appart to form 2 arch shaped piles. Then cut logs long enough to cover the arches to form something like a humpback bridge. The idea is that the logs decompose & the invertibrates like the dark warm space created in the pile, or at least thats what the boffins at the zoo said.

[Mesterh]

Dont forget that since its for the environment you dont want to start using loads of fossil fuel in preparing the logs ie 2 stroke in saw and diesel in truck, so just tip them off the back of the wagon and do one.

 

"Its in the interest of the the environment Miss"

 

jk

 

Sounds like a nice little project there