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  1. Matthew Arnold
    Here is my homebrew that i filtered out for the first time in 5 years. Both bottles are Old Speckled Hen bottles but which one has the homebrew spirit in it.
  2. Matthew Arnold
    Some of my latest offerings. 1,2,3 - Apple that fell over in the winds. Xylaria polymorpha present at base. 4,5,6 -Alder with G.australe 7,8,9,10 - Collybia fusipes on roadside oak that has Honey fungus and G resinaceum working against it also. 11,12,13,14 - Unknown fungi growing under Beech avenue 15,16 - Unknown fungi growing in butress of 200 year old Beech 17 -Unknown fungi growing in between butresses of 200 year old Beech 18,19 - Unknown fungi growing between butresses of 200 year old Beech 20 - Yellow Brain fungus Tremella mesenterica 21,22,23,24 - Unknown fungi growing between butresses of 200 year old beech
  3. Matthew Arnold
    First pic is of Bramble. He was only 5 years old and died last thursday from a heart attack. He still had plenty of fight in him but his body just let go. The rest of the pics are of my three remaining dogs (Floyd, Charlie and Bracken)
  4. Matthew Arnold
    Some of the recent pics.
  5. Matthew Arnold
    Ye got hit by a Fallow buck. Few broken ribs n nacked shoulder but all healed now. Ribs are still a bit sore but was shooting yesterday with my bad shoulder with no problems.
  6. Matthew Arnold
    He had pneumonia during the summer and has never really recovered from it. He was hovering around the 20kg mark but should have been nearer 30-35kg. We think his heart wasnt strong enough and eventually let out last thursday night.
  7. Matthew Arnold
    I've had no internet or phone for two weeks hence why i havent been on. Since my time of not being on here i lost one of my spaniels (Bramble, 5 years old:thumbdown: ) Still shocked that he died so suddenly especially when he was gaining weight.
  8. Matthew Arnold
    Highest wind speed recorded (so far) 135 mph in Cairngorm National Park. Couldn't beleive it when i heard the police telling people not to travel unless it is an emergency because of the wind.
  9. Matthew Arnold
    Check out the size of this bad boy. It borders a commercial shoot that i beat on. We have a bird called "Bandit" which is a Reeves x Common pheasant. I think this maybe Bandits twin. I took the picture about 100 metres away with my camera on full zoom (hence pixelation).
  10. Matthew Arnold
    Looks to be a nasty batch of wind coming in. Should keep people on the borders busy for a lil while:thumbup: Met Office: UK: severe weather warnings
  11. Matthew Arnold
    BBC Four - After Life: The Strange Science of Decay
  12. Matthew Arnold
    Started the work van this morning ready for my colleagues and this came on. I couldnt resist i had to turn it up. Got some very funny looks from the district council workers. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGri7i8Y2Y&feature=relmfu]Sum 41 - In Too Deep - YouTube[/ame]
  13. Matthew Arnold
    Our monster we got going today. Burning Goat Willow which i thought was the worst thing to burn.
  14. Matthew Arnold
    What do you recon it was that caused it to fail at the base? No fbs of HF and in a sheltered locaation so couldnt have been wind. Was still alive too.
  15. Matthew Arnold
    Anyone ever seen a tree fail because of Hypholoma fasciculare?
  16. Matthew Arnold
    Our monster we got going today. Was a big of a pain to get going as everything was soaking wet.
  17. Matthew Arnold
    Yup. we are having issues this evening. It was off when i got in from work and took a few attempts to get it working again. Sis was having a major tantrum becuase it wasnt working on her Iphone 2. It was launched across the room in my direction even though i didnt let out a peep.
  18. Matthew Arnold
    We use those around the pheasant n partridge pens. We leave the wad in there and it frightens anyone who sets them off. Ive set one off on a shoot day. Got a big bruise soon after.
  19. Matthew Arnold
    Leant it to the team in Dorchester.....Got a phonecall yesterday. They were mowing heavy wet tussocky grass (the thing it hates) which had 2 inch thick blackthorn interspaced between it. Sounds like the chain drive has gone as the pto will engage the gears will rotate but no movement from the flail head so will be taking it apart tomorrow morning to check the chain hasnt just bounced off. Hoping the chain hasn't snapped or the shaft has snapped (happened last time when colleague hit roll of barbed wie hidden in grass).
  20. Matthew Arnold
    He worked no harder than the other 3 we had out today. Bramble (father) did a stunning retreive on a hard hit hen which went miles back. The vet did say that if we brought him out on a shoot day it would give him a fresh spark and his fire is back. He is putting weight back on and is getting stronger every week. Floyd picked up his first bird and brought it back to hand today. We havent even started training on feather yet and he brought a partridge back with no chewing at all. We think he has picked it up from his dad.
  21. Matthew Arnold
    Where i work we have a 2 tier ladder for the normal tree work, a 3 tier for the higher trees (crown lifted ones) and we borrow a 135 ladder from the tree team that are next to our container. A 135 is what the fire service normally use and will happily reach into the crowns of 80ft Ash.
  22. Matthew Arnold
    I did the LANTRA course and although it was informative there was enough in the course for you to develop your identifying skills.
  23. Matthew Arnold
    I will be doing that this weekend when dads 110 comes out of the garage.
  24. Matthew Arnold
    Father and son after a day out beating. Floyd (bottom dog is 7 Months!)
  25. Matthew Arnold
    Basically aim for Shillingstone then at a blind crest turn right and park in the "Trailway car park". There is a sign saying no cars beyond this point and a road planing lined car park then walk across the main road up the bridleway and your in Blandford Forest. Its Forestry Commission owned so to my knowledge it is open acess. Here is a link of the map. The "A" is where to aim for the woods are in the bottom of the image. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Hodway+Lane,+Shillingstone&hl=en&ll=50.881052,-2.231426&spn=0.037582,0.090895&sll=50.888659,-2.22382&sspn=0.018788,0.045447&vpsrc=6&hnear=Hodway+Ln,+Shillingstone,+Dorset+DT11+0,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=14

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