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    https://www.kress.com/en-gb/
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    Just spotted today on FB, apparently very old German company...
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    Home - KRESS Robotic mower and professional garden tools WWW.KRESS.COM Today traditional brands, urged by the growing environmental awareness, are adding cordless... I was wondering if anyone had used these tools. Long established German company. New to me...
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    They seem to suffer from this- whether it's fungal attack?? Anyway, like others stated, they are tough. Cut it back here and it should be ok.
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    https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/uk-sued-for-counting-wood-burning-with-carbon-capture-as-negative-emissions/
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    Where I live in North Yorkshire, Grey Squirrels 'entered' the village around 1980. Very common now. I wonder why Roe Deer( now also common) and the squirrels have prospered whilst most other stuff declined( except buzzards and red kites). Rabbits have also boomed in last 15 years.
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    I don't think poplar is durable outdoors and waste oil is carcinogenic.
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    It's surprising how deer are apportioned a large part of the blame for decline in woodland birds. I think with farming it's due to intensification and pesticides.
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    UK forests face catastrophic ecosystem collapse within 50 years, study says | Trees and forests | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM ‘Alarming’ new research warns of risk to British woodlands from disease, extreme weather and...
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    The guide is a bit non specific regarding pollarding, but reading between the lines , a license probably would be needed for initial pollarding. There is more information on coppicing and diameters- really they should put specific info for pollarding. I guess any legal challenges would be open to interpretation by judges, etc, since it's not actually specified- if it is, then I missed it
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    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1171225/FC_Tree_Felling_4_July_23_WEB.pdf
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    👍 Sounds better🙄
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    Is license required if it's pollarding a tree that's not been pollarded before and over a certain diameter? Re-pollarding exempt I think,but not 'virgin' pollards??
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    Yes, hopefully the council workers or contractors don't damage it- careless strimming damages the bark.
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    The 555fx is a clearing saw rather than a brush cutter. I've only used with saw blade and it's awesome. Not sure what it'd be like with mulch blade. For trees and saplings it beats a chainsaw. I don't think available UK. GPL shop Sweden. Maybe a bit too specialised for general clearance stuff.
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    I recently completed the VALID training in Harrogate. I found it to be very interesting and worthwhile - adding a further 'dimension' to my tree surveying/risk assessment knowledge. David Evans was a great teacher and bought us all a pint (or Dandelion and Burdock)on completion.
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    Good morning. I think it is a native, but obviously it's thriving at the expense of less prolific species. Spot spraying with glyphosate might help. Could you get a farmer type to fence in some pigs or wild boar and see if they grub it out. Fence off small areas at a time.
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    It's only a Silver birch, does it really matter...It looks like the leader was taken out a few years ago - the tree survived. This way the tree can be retained as long as possible rather than removing it completely due to being too big for neighbours, etc. - if it succumbs to fungus then replace it. More work.
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    Yes defo Ash
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    Phellinus igniarus / Willow brackets. North Yorkshire Probably 40-45cm diameter.
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    Don't touch these mowers Over engineered. I had an AS rotary collector mower. An internal belt bust after a year or two. I wrecked the machine trying to access the belt. It was mission impossible. A very expensive disposable mower. Radmore and Tucker used to sell them. I wonder why they stopped... Not saying they are all equally difficult to repair.
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    Thanks for the info. I think the land has a constraint due to an area of deep peat I just found last night on the FC map. This will probably limit me to one ha available. The land purchase has not yet completed but I'm hoping next couple of weeks. I think the FC are going to be a quicker route. Thanks 👍
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    I always check with Compare The Market. All 3 vehicle policies shot up this year. On compare the market, on one policy my existing company was still the cheapest. Another policy renewal I got a cheaper quote , so cancelled existing renewal.- on cancelling online it offered me about £120 off renewal- too late as already paid new one and wasn't gonna arse about. Bit annoying - they should have knocked it off to start with.. Policies gone up way more than inflation...
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    I never read it all but basically stated that these uplands are pretty barren regards tree cover. I'm not a fan of a lot of Guardian stuff but it's obvious that uplands are overgrazed. How often will you see just occasional scattered trees and zero saplings growing to replace them... I'm not sure if you're referring to the Guardian or National Trust, etc regarding wanting money and being huge landowners. All it needs is a few mature trees to be fenced off and natural regeneration would occur and not get browsed/grazed. This should be govt. funded in my opinion.
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    Why aren’t there more trees in the Sycamore Gap? | Trees and forests | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM The tragic felling of the tree is making land managers reflect on how this barren landscape should...

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