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WirralBoy

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  1. Nice work TimberArt. Your reputation travels. Someone in Philadelphia gave me a link to your website. I hope you won't mind if I share it with other Arbtalk users. TIMBER ART - Timber Art Quite a substantial range you have. Many interesting and excellent carvings.
  2. Ty, Good man you for brightening up your plot. And . . . . . . how lovely is that pic that Mr H has posted.
  3. Thanks for the link 10Bears. Very interesting. I've tried hard to decipher any possible connection with Stag beetles being found on or near the Wirral. I still think that I'm more likely to find a cat-flap on a submarine in Birkenhead docks. Your link substantiates what I said in my original post:- "They are mainly found in the south east and south west of England." There will always be the oddball Stag beetle that goes astray and forgets which area of the country its meant to be in.
  4. Lucky you. We don't get to see them in the North. I miss them since moving up here many moons ago. They are mainly found in the south east and south west of England. In May and June they are flying; looking for dead and decaying wood to lay their eggs on to start the next generation. Be nice to them. They are a protected species.
  5. Just reread your initial post. Here is a quote from WBC's website:- If you are in any doubt whether or not a tree is protected by a TPO, please check with the Planning section in the Department of Regeneration, Housing and Planning. If you need further information contact our Tree Preservation Officer on 0151 691 8193.
  6. You can find details on the Wirral Borough Council website, but it takes time and patience. You could try any of the following:- email :- [email protected] phone:- (0151) 691 8193 or, for work on trees covered by TPOs:- David Green Director of Technical Services Cheshire Lines Building Canning Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside CH41 1ND Telephone: 0151-606 2000 Fax: 0151-606 2268 Email: [email protected] or, Erik Bowman (Tree Preservation Officer) Tel: (0151) 606 2247 Fax: (0151) 606 2268 I'm sure that one of the above phone, fax or emails will get you to the person you really need to be speaking to.
  7. Its wood. When its dry it will burn well. I guess that its properties will be similar to pine. I'm not thinking that there will be too much of it in the UK and therefore not too much knowledge of how good a firewood it may be. Dry it. Try it. Let us know.
  8. You'll find that there are dozens (maybe hundreds) of products that will claim to get rid of Mare's Tail (Horsetail). It is a very invasive weed that is difficult to eradicate. I tried all sorts of treatments to get rid of it on a small patch of land. The solution for me was to mow it regularly (twice a week in the growing season) for three years. Problem solved. Its now gone. Old gardeners advice;- never let it see a Sunday. (i.e. cut it back once a week) And . . . . don't consider letting sheep do the job. Horsetail can be very harmful to sheep. You've got a difficult job on your hands if you want to get rid of it completely. Be patient; keep at it; you'll win in the end.
  9. I do hope that you got a good discount on that. Posted on 8th May. Use by 7th May. Edit:- I did intend to incorporate the picture of your carton of salad, but failed. Its on the previous page.
  10. Same old spam. Welcome new member. And, farewell . . . . . . . . . . because you won't last long when one of the Mods (or Steve) sees your post.
  11. For the thread originator, and anyone else who may be interested, The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have published online a full PDF copy of BS 5837 : 2012. There is a notice contained within that PDF stating that the only parts you may reproduce are Figure 2 and Figure 3. It can be viewed here:- http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/pdf/Document%2031%20-%20BS5837-2012%20-%20Trees%20in%20Relation%20to%20Design,%20Development%20and%20Construction.pdf
  12. That is just twaddle! You can sell firewood by weight or volume. You can sell it by the truckload; sackload; builders bagload or in an old ladies shoe . . . . . . . . just as long as what you are selling is just what you have described.
  13. Try contacting Arbtalk member Chilli. He's a Cambridgeshgire lad. Honest and helpful.
  14. Don't understand this thread at all. The Ebay advertisement says that it is . . . . . . "Brand New in the box Stihl MS661 with 30 inch bar and chain. 12 months Stihl warranty. . . . . . " What is there to suggest that this is not a legitimate sale? I am aware that there is a lot of dodgy equipment sold on Ebay, but what is it that suggests that this item is dodgy? Please help educate me because I fear that I am missing something.
  15. Couldn't resist it. Found this image whilst time wasting.
  16. Hi Tractorboy, You need to give us all your username and password so that we may take a look at your link Peatff obviously has quicker fingers.
  17. That is a Anemone Hupehensis. Commonly known as Japanese or Chinese Anemone and also as Thimbleweed or Windflower. They love to grow amongst other flowers. They grow tall and erect and have many flowers on each stem. They are robust and the flowers are long-lasting. Mine start to flower in mid August and carry on 'til the end of September. I have introduced them to mixed borders where they thrive. Be aware that they will multiply annually by throwing out suckers. So, unless you want to allow them to spread, you will have to be vigilant.
  18. Curiosity forced me to do a bit of research. The carving, based on the Tower of Babel, was done by Colin Wilbourn. See him here Colin Wilbourn - Sculptor Believed to be the biggest single tree carving in the UK. It is a 200 years old Cedar of Lebanon that was damaged by storms. The carving is 60 feet high. It took 3 months to carve; the artist spending 12 hours a day mostly for 7 days a week.
  19. Hedgesparrow, You've got your last post all muddled up and have the details of 2 separate VC holders mixed in together. One is Sir Lewis Stratford Halliday who has a headstone in Medstead. The other is Israel Harding who is buried in Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth.
  20. No, that was from personal knowledge. However, it looks like, (from above post) that someone has more up-to-date information than I have.
  21. All Welsh. Very few people will understand it . . . . . . . . . . upside down or not!
  22. WirralBoy

    Rnli

    Well done the RNLI (multi-taskers) for rescuing the poor confused dolphin that has been sightseeing up the river Dee all the way to Chester. BBC News - Dolphin in River Dee in Flintshire rescued by RNLI
  23. You can get them from Italy with reasonable shipping costs. I don't think that there's a UK dealership.
  24. The legal definition of a minibus is as follows:- "Minibus" - a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted to carry more than 8 but not more than 16 seated passengers in addition to the driver. So, a minibus has 9 to 16 seats. Over 16 seats it becomes classed as a coach.
  25. Don't tend to see many of them up here. Our frequent visitor is the Elephant Hawk Moth.

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