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  1. David Humphries
    The above and these below from a stroll through the 800 year old continuous coppice of Bradfield Woods Suffolk, this afternoon .
  2. David Humphries
    Certainly seems to be the season........ .
  3. David Humphries
    One of my favourite monoliths at work earlier today bursting with Meripilus, Ganoderma and Gymnopilus junonius. will be fair 'spectacular' in a few days .
  4. David Humphries
    Some nice finds there Chris, always surprising what fruits when at different sites/parts of the country. .
  5. David Humphries
    "Note the small yellow threads on the underside, which can often be seen on the crevices beneath a fresh sporophore of Inonotus hispidus" Spore on cobwebs/leaves etc are often a useful source for identification both under and above a fruitbody. .
  6. David Humphries
    Interesting links Kevin I don't believe "any tree work absolutely WILL contravene the law" because if there are no potential roost features (PRF's) available then its very unlikely a tree will support any bat habitation. But I think I get why you "feel" that way. Have you seen/read the Bat Conservation Trusts "Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines (3rd edition)" ? Although not specifically aimed at Arbs, (like BS 8596) there's still some very useful information (and perhaps mitigation) within its pages. I'm still ploughing through it tbh Free download here..... Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines 3rd Edition - Bat Conservation Trust .
  7. David Humphries
    Very efficient, tidy work, thanks for sharing. Liked the length of the edit. How long from start to finish? .
  8. David Humphries
    Bat bridge....... Bat Conservation Trust: A unique bridge for bats by next architects .
  9. David Humphries
    That's cool Mario Is the chicken growing on a redwood or other species? .
  10. David Humphries
    Nicely edited video and great folow up shots. Looked to be a well executed removal all round. Interested in why the tree was being removed? Any specific decay/dysfunction issues? Cheers David
  11. David Humphries
    Good to hear jobs going well, how many trees have you killed this week ? Lol Teams a man down since CD moved on last March, so four of us currently (including our apprentice) Advertising the vacant post in the next couple of weeks. .
  12. David Humphries
    Hello Mr Bjornson Blimey, that post was from 8 years and 4317 posts ago Fairly early in my fungal journey. That specimen (below) was actually a developing Podoscypha multizonata (the many zoned rosette) red listed and not too common, though there are about 4 or 5 of them fruiting currently where I work, mostly associating with oak but also with hornbeam. Looks quite different to Grifola when it matures. Here's a couple of galleries for you to compare the visual differences between Podoscypha and Grifola frondosa...... Podoscypha multizonata - Zoned Rossete - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists Grifola frondosa - Hen of the woods - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists .
  13. David Humphries
    I believe your example is Fomes fomentarius. Unusual host from my experience, I've noted it on a wide range of hosts here in the UK and France but not seen fomentarius on willow. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/56356-localised-distribution-fomes-fomentarius.html The pore surface looks to be sterile so its not typically light brown like when its active. The flesh and tube layers of fomentarius can look farily similar to ignarius but the surface is the give away here. couple of the galleries to compare.... Fomes fomentarius - Tinder fungus, Hoof fungus - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists Phellinus ignarius - Willow bracket - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists .
  14. David Humphries
    Oudemansiella mucida, the very elegant porcelain fungus. Found some on oak yesterday, which is not too common. One of the key autumnal fruiters Nice shots Mark .
  15. David Humphries
    Suillellus (formerly Boletus) queletii, the deceiving bolete. Mycorrhizal on the roots of this hornbeam Flesh stains blue immediately upon exposing to the air. .
  16. David Humphries
    You're welcome, some very interesting reading & background information behind the NTSG document, particularly the reports on risk perception by Dr Ball and his colleagues.. Not sure abot the photos tbh, we've been undertaking some of reduction work on the veteran pollards at Burnham every year since 2007 I think, don't recall being up any personally since about 2010 so depends on how old Helen's photos were. .
  17. David Humphries
    NTSG now has a dedicated web page which hosts links to the various forms of the guidance and pdf's of research in to trees and risk. The National Tree Safety Group (NTSG) is composed of a number of organisations with an interest in tree risk management .
  18. David Humphries
    Nice Lirio shot Jerry, where is it ? .
  19. David Humphries
    I think this is the oak bracket (Psuedoinonotus dryadeus) Can't be 100% without a closer image or shot of the flesh, tubes and/pores Have a look at the fungi directory page http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/tree-fungi-70.html .
  20. David Humphries
    Difficult to be absolutely positive without seeing a closer image, and also a shot of the flesh/tube & pore structure would be useful, but I would imagine your example is the oak bracket (Psuedoinonotus dryadeus) .
  21. David Humphries
    I'm not too sure, Steve may be able to give you a difinitive answer, but did you download whilst on wifi connection or mobile? .
  22. David Humphries
    Fuscoporia torulosa (formerly known as Phellinus torulosus) is worth considering, there are records of it hosted on Euonymus. .
  23. David Humphries
    Working away from the fungal fields of Hampstead today, we came across this mycorrhizal delight popping up with these oak roots. First thought from some meters away, was that of Boletus edulis, but the very yellow pores/tubes created some doubt. Although not a stainer, and not particularly smelling very mushroomy, we were a little stumped so we engaged our friendly local Field Mycologist and through the magic of email we arrived at Hemileccinum impolitum, the iodine bolete. Another edible bolete species but due to relative scarcity deemed by text as worthy of leaving in situ. .
  24. David Humphries
    Not too unusual as fruiting seasons and hosts overlap, but Grifola frondosa and Fistulina hepatica are not often seen fruiting from the same part of a tree in my experience. White rot decay of G. frondosa and brown rot decay of F. hepatica might create an interesting situation around these roots and buttresses. .
  25. David Humphries
    Good one, it's cool how they play at pretending to be a different species Sneaky wee things .

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