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  1. the village idiot
    Spot on! It's all about managing light levels. We have been hitting some areas of the Wood I manage pretty hard. In the 6 years I have been there we have already seen the return of Nightingales, Hobbies and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, along with a burgeoning array of wild flowers, butterflies and a mind boggling mass of other insects. It's wonderful to work in such an environment. The Wood is managed explicitly for biodiversity. The resource generated as a result of the interventions pays me a living. We only take out a small fraction of the growth that the Woodland puts on in the year. It is a truly sustainable project.
  2. the village idiot
    I hear ya', and would agree in most cases. Woodlands are a bit of an anomaly as a habitat in that they can be 'improved' by human intervention. It might help to view the 'resource' aspect of it as a very welcome bonus.
  3. the village idiot
    Possibly, I'm not sure once you factor in all of the insects and fungi etc. You are talking about an almost complete change in land use though. I think the OP is interested in what he can do with his Wood, keeping it as a Wood. Correct, but with a bit of consideration you can change the 'instead of' into an 'aswell as'
  4. the village idiot
    You can significantly increase the biodiversity of a Woodland (if you wish) with sustainable intensive management. Nature has no 'agenda' when it comes to biodiversity. A woodland in lowland UK or France, if left alone, will eventually become Oak high forest. Lovely, but relatively low in biodiversity. The Woodland with the highest recorded biodiversity in the UK is Bradfield Wood in Suffolk. It has achieved this by being the only UK Wood that has been in continual intensive (coppice with standards) management since the 1200's. Good management of Woodland is a win-win. You get to harvest a valuable resource and create a more varied habitat for beasties and leafies.
  5. the village idiot
    Yup, Mine doesn't really get any use now as we have changed our MO. He also built me the most outrageous log arch. This gets a fair bit more use. Oh, and a tipping trailer.
  6. the village idiot
    I've got one of those too. Had Tim beef it up to take 3 ton.
  7. the village idiot
    How dare you!
  8. the village idiot
    Ooof! That one was painful?
  9. the village idiot
    ? Genius! What an exciting project Jonno, please keep us posted. Is it expensive to buy Woodland out there?
  10. the village idiot
    No worries. We were a bit relentless but there was absolutely no malice.
  11. the village idiot
    I'm sure all our comments are tailored to his needs.
  12. the village idiot
    I charge £10/ton standing but it is not generally 20 year old thinnings. Also the contractor is a friend who always goes the extra mile to do the jobs to spec. £20/ton doesn't sound outrageous given your description of the stand.
  13. the village idiot
    At least wood cutter doesn't seamstressed.
  14. the village idiot
    Definitely seems to be a pattern developing.
  15. the village idiot
    Sometimes we behave ourselves, sometimes we don't. It shuttles back and forth.
  16. the village idiot
    I get a Mr Honeypot from Steeple Bumstead. He has no idea what I'm going on about and has asked me not to call him again.
  17. the village idiot
    Nice to see Bob's keeping up with the pole vault practice.
  18. the village idiot
    Life of Brian.
  19. the village idiot
    Or the first! ?
  20. the village idiot
    A tad harsh. Are you more of a tuba man yourself?
  21. the village idiot
    Traitor! That's the last time I let you inspect my warhead.
  22. the village idiot
    Yeah?! Well me and Mick are going to nuke the civilised world.
  23. the village idiot
    On relatively hard ground it stays put. On softer ground I put a strap under the foot which loops around the base of the tree, underneath the gob obviously.
  24. the village idiot
    I'm Korean!?
  25. the village idiot
    Yup, they are exceedingly strong, but you'd surprised what you can achieve with a small brain and a 'see what happens' attitude. I bent mine attempting to defy the laws of physics on a humungous Ash. I actually have two of them but have lost one in the Wood somewhere.

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