Paul in the woods

An image search shows this up, if its any help. https://www.plumbingspareparts.com/700-gv-invicta-wood-burning-stove-baffle-plate-1120.html So, it looks like a baffle for an Invicta stove if you can search on that. It looks quite complicated to me. My stove just has a folded piece of metal that sits on two bars at the top of the stove. My concern is you can put it in the wrong way round, hence suggesting trying to find instructions, even just for a similar stove.

Well, it's got you baffled! Do you not have the stoves instructions, it should tell you how to fit it in there. If you don't have them they may be available online. A stove id would also help.

You can only sell 2m3 a quarter. I'm not a fan of using the exemptions myself as I don't want to be felling in Spring or Summer. Personally, as a small woodland owner I found my local woodland officer useless and not interested in processing my felling licence, expecting me to make use of my exemptions. I gather other woodland officers are far better so it would be worth trying to see what your one is like.

You could try speaking to the local woodland forestry officer. Are you planning to thin, clear fell or do something else? I am sure you've done this, but check it thoroughly for squirrel damage.

Have you tested the split face of a freshly split log and pushed the pins in a good depth? I've burnt some ash with obvious dieback and not noticed much difference. I have often found ash takes a long time to season though, it may be one of the drier woods when felled but then takes along time to shed it's moisture.

It's not the clearest picture but my first thought is velvet shank, Flammulina velutipes. There's some good pics and info here: Velvet Shank WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM Capable of surviving being frozen solid this fungi can be found throughout the winter and is a tasty find when there is not much else about.

.303 isn't a NATO round. Most .303s I've seen shoot high at short ranges, you can change the front sight blade on SMLEs, would that be an option? I don't know that particular rifle.

I place traps up trees so little chance of hedgehogs. Not seen a polecat but I thought the risk with pine martens is they are more omnivorous and may go for baits aimed at grey squirrels. Aren't polecats more carnivorous?

I own a couple of patches of woodland and have found if I can shoot/trap about 10 squirrels a year that gets the numbers down so the trees don't get damaged much. They quickly move back in so it has to be done every year if your neighbours aren't also controlling them. We've had a lot of damage this year, about the only tree that escape are the ask which are being wiped out by ADB! Annoyingly in a few years we may have to stop trapping them in the lethal traps due to pine martens. By the way, I think the thinning size is 10cm dbh before a licence is needed.

I don't know about them but Mr Spoon regularly went to the moon when I was a kid.

I've often wondered if they landed on the moon but faked the photos.

Use battery chickens.

What's the issue with the trees? Leaves, shade, fear of trees? I wouldn't say they are small but I've seen much larger urban trees.

As much as I don't like the current lot I'm not sure I want the previous lot in or Reform (if either actually want to run the country these days). Unfortunately I think we need a few years of Labour to remind the voters what they stand for.

Wych elm?