eco log pile

[Alasdair]

what school you doing it in mate?

[Frank]

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:

 

Quite good, but just remember Kids like to climb on logs. Make sure the pile is safe and wont disturb easily. Make sure it cant roll away with just a kick. Think about type of timber used.

[tommer9]

what school you doing it in mate?

 

Good question- he said it was his old school, but as we all know that cant be true......:001_tongue:

[Alasdair]

youve lost me on that one tommer,

 

if its one in largs i can have a look at the finished artical and let you all know how it looks.

[Charlieh]

keep the pile structure random, avoid laying logs one on top of another, basically you want to try and keep it free from draughts so a random structure is good, if air can pass straight through it will dry out internally and this is no good for most inverts and amphibians, if its close to a stream or river had you considered doing a log pile otter holt, which is good fun if you want to get the kids involved as they can help do it (as long as you saw the logs to size first)

 

reguarding the invert pile, its probably worth digging it about 6inchs into the soil to help keep moisture lower down

 

Charlie

[Stephen Blair]

well made an echo log pile today, dont know the exact science of it, but gave it a bash anyway, it looks like one big pile, but it is actually made up of different stuff under neath, some bits just rotten wood, other bits with old grass and cony, some branches, some parts only soil, holes and wee paths inside for the prickly pigs. hopefully the bugs will like it. and i couldnt resist thinning out the wee alder and willow plantation to the rear while i was there. the kids all came out and mucked in and asked loads of questions to Mr Blair:sneaky2:. but were more interested in the quad:001_smile:

[cerneARB]

Good job..like it.Tell the school to stop cutting the grass too...long grass good for voles.

 

Thanks for the photos too.

[tommer9]

Wow- its true steve- you DID go to school after all. You had us all going there mate!

[desired_affect]

you could also plant a upside down tree with a with a good root plate on show up in the air, but i would imagine you would have to plant the stem fairly deep in the ground if kids will be running and playing about it.

[Stephen Blair]

the place is really wet, i am going to have to make an access path with woodchip and a big chipped are around it so the kids dont get filthy. then i will drop off some big stems for seats, the area where i thinned out the trees will be kept with long grass, before it was a haven for litter, the janitor wouldnt go in to get it because it was so dense. no excuses now. i am waiting to hear back from the council to see if we are aloud to continue(red tape bs)if you ask me.