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Hi All Which book do you rate as the best pest and disease tree book please? I have plenty of fungi books but my "other" pest and disease books are a bit lacking Thanks in advance:001_smile:
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I was there for the TC a couple of years ago - its nice but I didnt get to see much of the arboretum as we arent allowed to go round it before the exams I made a trip to a nearby local arboretum while I was there - Bodenham - the chap there was really interesting to talk to and let me practice TC stuff on his trees! He has a young collection of trees but nice to see the beginnings of an arboretum for the future (plus he has some really nice trees)! http://www.arley-arboretum.org.uk/ Here's the website link - although it doesnt really do it justice
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Acer pseudoplatanus in the UK is Sycamore Platanus are known as London Plane
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Wild camping Dartmoor is one of the few places in the UK where wild camping is very much accepted and enjoyed. Provided you choose your spot sensibly and don't pitch your tent on any of the following areas: farmland moorland enclosed by walls within 100 metres of a road flood plains archaeological sites The list of places that you could wild camp is extensive but there is a handy interactive map that gives lots of info to help you plan your resting place. The Ministry of Defence has a training area on northern Dartmoor which comprises Okehampton, Merrivale and Willsworthy ranges. The public has access to these moorland areas except when the ranges are in use for live firing. To check for firing times, please see Dartmoor Training Area Dartmoor - find out about wild camping spots, wild swimming and where you can run wild on dartmoor Its blooming cold up there at this time of year though!!
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The wall in the first pic is listed - and supposed to keep the deer in (although Devon is full of deer anyway) There is fly fishing to be had on the river too
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I take my students there sometimes too - you can watch the salmon running in Oct/Nov in the river and see (and hear) the fallow deer in the park doing what deer do! The fingle bridge pub is dog friendly and not to be missed - they do great food and beer There is the largest gorge in S . England and the local scenery is stunning The trees are good too - Wistmans wood is not to be missed either.......
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Its very near me I went on a veteran tree management course there a few years ago There used to be a big house there and they planted an avenue leading up to it d for the ladies to take carriage rides through, back in the day Loads of lovely old trees (and deer) I'm definitely up for that though - looks excellent!
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Veteren tree/fungi tour september 2011
Arbgirl replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
Bit far for me but if you are ever in Devon I have a perfect site for you to lead a fungi day Some lovely big old trees most of them complete with myriad fungi! -
Not sure what he/she was thinking would happen to cause the tree to die by drilling all those holes though It clearly didnt work - yet he/she has tried it yet again, plus the ringbarking
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Juvenile woodpecker with a Black and Decker I reckon!
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Spoke to Keely She says that the ABC Level 4 Diploma in Arboriculture will not be the same as the Tech Cert so there will not be any upgrade for existing Tech Cert holders to a Level 4 From what she said it seems if you want a level 4 then you will need to complete the Diploma (or you could go for the Level 4 Cert which is half the number of modules than the Diploma).
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The *yoof" of today seem to forget it was their parents' generation that invented D&B!:001_tt2: Old skool back in the day:thumbup1:..............*looks wistful*
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Did you say that the company took on a lot of new staff recently - for this job? Have you considered that perhaps it is an inside job?
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I have seen saws at an Ag college that are literally covered in pink paint Each piece of casing plus any other bits that wont get hot or affect safe use Very distinctive and would (I think) put off any potential thief as it would be hard to sell on Also "smart water" signs might be worth a purchase? Or those things that put little dots on machines that can only be traced back to one person (it has some sort of little "fingerprint" that is unique and can only be seen under a microscope) I think - not sure what it is called
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Does no one on this board know how to do proper forum welcomes? *Passes welcoming tea and e-cakes round*
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Isnt that where the chain catcher goes?
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Would the FC grant a Felling licence to fell out of season? What about nesting birds?
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I would have thought your best bet would be to get a job with a firm that would put you through your tickets (as you already have the experience to get on with the job) You will have to think of novel ways to convince the employer to hire you and pay for your assessments rather than hiring in an already qualified climber though....maybe offer to work for free to give someone an idea of how well you work?
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Are you an EU citizen, Island? Your OP suggests you are not a UK citizen which might make funding rather tricky - if you are an EU citizen have you lived in the UK for at least 3 years? If you are female there is the LANTRA women at work funding stream in the UK If you are male or female and in Wales there was some funding recently mentioned but I cant for the life of me remember the title With all the govt funding cuts its a bad time to be getting funding..........
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The 2nd course appears not to be accredited in the UK ( I think its an Aussie based course?) so probably wouldnt be recognised over here and probably worthless The NC online doesnt require you to undertake any NPTC tickets as it would be hard to do the assessment via a webcam I think you would need to put yourself through any other tickets you needed to take to gain employment
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Have you ever been there when a tree has failed naturally ?
Arbgirl replied to Arbgirl's topic in Tree health care
I think its the climate here Hama It is warm and wet in Devon, very different climate/woodland to the ones in the SE Much less hornbeam, sweet chestnut, more beech - lots of microclimates and very humid steep SNAW, loads of streams and springs, ferns everywhere growing thickly along moss covered branches - fungi love it here!! -
Have you ever been there when a tree has failed naturally ?
Arbgirl replied to Arbgirl's topic in Tree health care
Hamadryad -
Have you ever been there when a tree has failed naturally ?
Arbgirl replied to Arbgirl's topic in Tree health care
If you want to see trees that are going to fall over We have a whole park full down here in Devon Fungus heaven! Hollow old veterans and huge trees and loads and loads of different fungi I love the fact the owner has decided to leave them to their own devices, despite all the dog walkers! -
Hint taken:thumbup1:
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How many people have ever seen a tree fall over (through natural failure) while they have actually been there? I came upon a major beech limb failure today on the footpath (limb was about 30% of the tree) it snapped at a weak union - possibly not helped by the snow earlier this year, and also probably due to new wind forces being exerted on it due to removal of conifers surrounding it. It must have happened in the last couple of days and it made me wonder - with all the surveying and recommendations to fell/prune/reduce etc we do to make trees safe - how many people have ever actually seen a tree fall through natural failure?
