fungal induced habitat

[David Humphries]

Bees making hay (well honey) whilst the decay shines in these Beefsteak and Chicken of the woods riddled veteran oak pollards at the Aspal Close nature reserve in Suffolk.

 

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[Will Heal]

Nice pictures David. I like to see bees in trees, it's their natural home

[Gray git]

Strange things bees, spotted this swarm on a wall over weekend.

 

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[David Humphries]

Great shots Mr Git

 

 

 

 

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[silky fox]

Excellent Mr Git

[David Humphries]

Ash with a significant Perenniporia, Ganoderma and Inonotus hispidus colonisation that we've been reducing down over the last 10 years or so, toward a toppard/monolith.

 

 

The last reduction phase (about 2 years ago) gave us the opportunity to resurrect and tether some of the removed white rotted upper branch wood lower into the canopy, as it was ideal hollowing habitat.

 

 

Fast forward to today and the tree has given up the ghost (probably due to the Perenniporia) but is still functioning nicely as habitat for amongst other things this bee colony.

 

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[Kveldssanger]

I recognise that third picture from Watson & Green's fungi guide.

[David Humphries]

I recognise that third picture from Watson & Green's fungi guide.

 

Geek

 

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Geek

 

 

 

 

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Absolutely!

[David Humphries]

Brrrp