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yeah that’s a beauty, good one!... Ganoderma lucidum is a rare one……have you informed any field mycologists? I heard in Bangor University that they are doing research into resinaceum and lucidum medical properties in the prevention of cancer cell formation. Interesting hey.

hi spotted this fungi (Pholiota squarrosa) in your picture on the base of an alive crataegus and thought it was another type of fungi (but not sure what), does pholiota go this bright yellow/orange with out the shaggy bits as in your pic?...sorry did not have my camera but certain it was the same as in your picture but I could not ID it correctly. Am not picking holes just trying to improve my knowledge ...cheers steve

hey good few pics....i take it you got the camera repaired/replaced?i think u mentioned that u nailed yours camera on the mewps..... in one of the pictures is the bracket encompassing the holly whip? ...keen to get out with the camera soon but been busy studying for my tech cert...cheers steve ps whats the id on the last few pics?

hi, yeah I do yoga/or sports physio exercise everyday (well nearly) it has helped me no end. I think you have to be very careful what classes you attend, as there are many different styles and good/bad instructors out there. I find I have too many things on to attend a class but do 20-30 minutes in the morning when you are at your worst. It’s worth warming the body up a little and then doing some stretching exercises. For me it was figuring out what worked for me. It does take time and I am still not hundred present but a lot more like it. I feel its good to get some more flexibility over the course of a few months and then start on some strengthening exercises. I thought I had plenty of core strength from years of rock climbing and tree surgery but there are many core muscles that you do not use. A good testament of that is one of the guys I have worked with is in his 50’s and has been doing the job for 20+ years and never had a bad back! He is very methodical in his prewarm up to work and his stretching and strengthening exercises. Best of luck Steve

hi james! Sorry I totally forgot about all your first aid skills and experiences that make 2 out 14! Yeah just worried about the lack of first aiders in our work and was trying to get some legal note on the issue. Thanks for everyone input.

hi, I work in a large team of arborist where I am the only qualified first aider. Does anyone know what is the legal requirements are of my employer as I am concern about the lack of first aiders in the team? Cheers Steve

hi, looking for a bit of help, am currently working towards my Tech Cert and was wondering if any one has a copy of a woodland survey and or a 5 year woodland management plan (work programme)? thanks for any help cheers steve

On another angle a friend of mine repairs watches and uses a ultra sonic cleaning machines for cleaning watch components. You may think that these are expensive but £30 can buy you one : http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/items/item.aspx?itemid=4511952&utm_source=baseuk&utm_medium=shopping&CAWELAID=190622184 I have brought back to life many krabs that were full of all sorts of grime. I filled the ultra sonic cleaner with hot soapy water and put the machine on for a few cycles. This really does dislodge all sort of muck deep within the twist locks. When dry a little bit of lube and they really are like new. Cheers steve

no joy for me either?

hi, I am no expert but I have completed my IRATA level 1. On the course we mainly used petzl ID(good but £) and a petzl stop(ok and cheapish) . I would put a post on http://www.ukclimbing.com/ to ask about which is the best options as there are a lot of experienced rope access people who use the site. Cheers steve

hi, here is a pretty good instructional demo for anyone not in the know about tree safety in climbing and rigging: http://www.isa-arbor.com/publications/TreeWorkerSafety.aspx cheers steve

nightmare, hopefully good old Sony will help you out.

Sounds good...dust away!

Thanks!..Ok….I do not use a special camera but have been taking pictures with my camera for a good few years. I use a Digital Sony Cybershot 5.1 megapixels with carl zeiss lens. The thing with digital camera is not the number of pixels but the quality of the lens and manufacture. My camera is only 5.1 megapixel but for most stuff its fine. I capture pictures on the highest quality the camera offers and then use http://www.imageoptimizer.net/Pages/Home.aspx to compression the image on the computer. This hardly affects the quality of the picture when viewed on the computer screen but decreases the file size by a considerable amount. When taking the pictures I normally have the flash on in the day (gives better colours and sharper images as quicker shutter speed) and use the macro option for close up shots. (This gives a good depth of field with the focal part of the image in focus). Apart from that learn how to focus your camera with the focus selector of the camera and then move the camera to move the focal point (the part in focus) of the picture to another area of the picture, if you get me?…apart from that take loads! heres one of my best shots from the French Alps with that camera.

ok am not the best at IDing these types of fungi (and I have looked in a few books to get an idea but still not sure). Here are a few picture from the weekend, are the first lot Pholiota squarrosa found in semi-ancient woodland at the base of an old Beech that was in moderate health? Also a picture of Ganoderma adspersum and Piptoporous betulinus. The last one I could not get anywhere near it but was in a large cavity in a Beech tree. Any ideas on what you can see? thanks

nice one, another trait is that G.adsersum has white mycelial in the flesh and G.applanatum does not. (Weber and Mattheck - manual of wood decays in trees) cheers for the info

Thanks, am not the best at telling the difference between these two so any help will be great. OK the trunk was completely dead (Holm Oak) (is that a indication between the two?) I thought adspersum is larger in thickeness (like in pic) and G. adspersum usually have a decurrent attachment (like in pic?) and is lumpy and domed underneath (not the case in the pic) so may well be G.applanatum? Also I came across this which may be of interest “G. applanatum has a thinner crust, which can be indented with a fingernail. With a hand lens, a difference in the pore structure can be seen in a radial section; in the older parts of the fruit body, the pores of G. applanatum, become filled with a white mycelium, whereas those of G. adspersum remain empty (BREITENBACH and KRÄNZLIN, 1986). “ Any other ID traits? Cheers

yeah its the spores. cheers steve

Heres another pic am pleased with from today.ID?