Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Many thanks David I will check it out.

Any pointers on this one David?

Can anyone help with the identification of this fungi please? Found at the foot of a mature beech tree.

Looks like Crataegus spathulata to me.

Interesting use of the word excellent there.

Japanese knotweed looks like this:

Airspade?

Short answer....No

I usually convert my logs and split my wood out in the wood if access is good. The advantage being that all the sawdust, flaked bark and shards are left in the wood for recycling and the clean split logs are ready to stack at home and will season quicker than if left lying around unsplit. I use a gransfors splitting axe and a unbranded maul for splitting the rounds and a cheap (probably chinese) hatchet for kindling. For splitting I use either the stump or a log from the butt. I dont bother with tyres or sawing horses as the logs are converted in the wood.

Anyone else hear Jeremy Vine today talking aboot the trees felled in Melksham? It also made the BBC News.Britain in Bloom: Melksham trees felled day before judging - BBC News A councillor on the Jeremy Vine show named and shamed the contractor. Apparently they did not stop when first asked to do so and many of the volunteers think they have scuppered any chances they may have had. Would be good to hear their side of the storey if any of them are on here.

My source was Treekit who sold me mine. I was looking forward to seeing what the Trex was like as Tennex tends to be pretty hairy and catch on rough barked trees. But they would not sell me the Safebloc spliced with Trex due to the incompatibility issues. They did not go into much more detail on what the issues were.

Where did you get yours Matty? I purchased mine from Treekit. It was advertised with the Teufelburger rope that Pete McTree has in his picture but treekit said their were known issues with that rope and supplied it with the tennex that you have. I believe that the Teufel rope was not suitable due to its special coating. I beginning to wonder if there is any truth in that story.

I get a constant relentless whining sound which seems to disappear completely when I leave the house.

Neither look like larch to me! But they are both conifers if that helps.

Thanks Guys. Most informative.

Thank you all for your responses. I think I am a little clearer now on what's what. It appears that the neighbour cutting the roots could be seen as negligent if he causes tree owners tree to fail in a relatively short period of time, particularly if he had not given the owner prior notice of his intentions. However, it would likely be difficult to prove negligence if the tree were to fail sometime later (e.g. from resultant root decay). Assuming the dastardly deed has been done. For example: The neighbour wishes to build a shed/workshop under permitted development rights but his garden slopes from one side to the other. He employs a contractor to excavate along his boundary and in doing so the contractor severs the structural roots of mature trees located on the opposite property. The neighbour and contractor are lay persons and don't appreciate the possible consequences of their actions and therefore do not notify the tree owner. However the tree owner gets wind of what his neighbour has done and is rightly concerned that the stability of his trees has been compromised. Who would likely be found to have been negligent should one or more of the trees fail, let's say a month later?

err......Ivy?

Hmm. yes I do too Gary. But it seems a bit much to place further restrictions on the developer when, without a planning application, he would be quite within his rights to dig up all roots from neighbouring trees along his boundary. Do you get my drift?

Thanks Gary That was my understanding too. Although I find it rather baffling. Particularly because if the landowner had applied for planning permission the trees on the neighbouring property would have been picked up during the survey and, assuming they were healthy, the land owner would most likely be instructed to take measures to avoid damaging their roots. So it seems that if the trees on neighbouring properties do not have any form of statutory protection then they could be ignored when carrying out a BS survey.

Please correct me if I am wrong. It is my understanding that any land owner can prune back the roots (and branches), of trees situated on neighbouring land,to his property boundary without seeking the permission of the neighbour (even if the trees are not causing any nuisance). 1. If the trees affected were to subsequently fall over who would be liable for the cost of the clear up/any resulting injury or damage to property? 2. Is there any case law where this has been tried?

Thanks Kevin

What do you do with the skirt when you are wearing a harness?

Thanks DBHabMan. So, say you are buying through BASC, does this mean you are tied into a particular repayment plan with BASC and not Toyota?

Oh Ok thanks. so where did the 17.5% figure come from?

What model do you have?What are the money off deals you refer to?