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  1. Paul in the woods
    Well, I didn't bother to mention the vegan logs were not woodsure accredited so possibly illegal to sell now... I actually liked what they were doing, I expect you would pay far more for bbq woodchips imported from half way around the world.
  2. Paul in the woods
    I think it is getting quite common to see vegan on all sorts of stuff, I picked up a bottle of bubble bath the other day and that has a vegan label right on the front. Funnily enough, I expect the logs to not actually be vegan if they are anything like mine as all sorts of things like to live in, on and around them.
  3. Paul in the woods
    I hope their bark is worse than their bite, even if all calls are logged. (No, not heard of any fines yet although I'm not sure how you would know. Still see people selling small loads/bags with no woodsure signs).
  4. Paul in the woods
    Yes, just a bit older. From a foraging point of view the top Chicken of the woods would be far more tender than the bottom one which looks a bit past it.
  5. Paul in the woods
    They'll make too much noise every Sunday morning.
  6. Paul in the woods
    You are lucky. We must have 1000s of trees and they regularly set nuts but the greys, jays, mice, voles and the odd dormouse get through most of the nuts. Controlling the greys does get us a harvest. I'm currently planting more hazel out, grown from the largest nuts I can find and the odd bag of cheap Kentish cob nuts from the shops. This year's looks good for a harvest where we live.
  7. Paul in the woods
    If you have any growing nearby, perhaps in hedges, they should help cross-pollinate.
  8. Paul in the woods
    With my trees there was an area in a young woodland where the young trees had died off, so a bit of a clearing that needed filling. I did learn that there was probably a reason why the other trees died, the soil was probably panned and needed breaking up, but the apple trees have gone mad once established. As for birds you get.them everywhere, I think it's more the lack of disturbance that allows hungry critters to settle and nosh away.
  9. Paul in the woods
    Yes, I tend to think there is a critical mass you need to get to. I've had the same with soft fruit as well, once you get enough plants then you stand a chance of getting something.
  10. Paul in the woods
    Yes, I planted about 25 apple trees in my woodland and there are several more growing about the place. I've found the same, birds such as jays hammered them along with squirrels and even voles. I have managed to pick some ripe apples when the trees produce a decent amount. Controlling the squirrels helps. So I think once your trees reach a decent size and produce a good crop you should get some.
  11. Paul in the woods
    I don't think having a patio so close to the tree helps and I've had a lilac tree did on me. However, is there a chance it's had weed killer sprayed on it or something similar?
  12. Paul in the woods
    Or, to put it more politely, you say you've had problems in the past so I would have contacted them first and discussed the matter before placing the order. Skylands post here and seem one of the more helpful companies you see.
  13. Paul in the woods
    Firelighters are the unnecessary spawn of the devil. Dry kindling, which last year I mostly just collected up when splitting logs, and a couple of screwed up pieces of paper is all you need. I use both bottom up and top down methods depending of what size logs I've got.
  14. Paul in the woods
    If it's a stump puffball then it's growing on dead wood. http://first-nature.com/fungi/lycoperdon-pyriforme.php
  15. Paul in the woods
    They look like old puffballs, possibly stump puffballs, or could be a type of earthball. Hard to tell as they seem very old.
  16. Paul in the woods
    Grow ivy up them. On a more serious note, if the trees are dead and covered in ivy they will eventually fail/fall. Perhaps fairly quickly depending on tree and location.
  17. Paul in the woods
    I see your bat and raise you a common lizard. We get loads of lizards scuttling around the log piles and one made it in to the pile by the fire. First I knew was a lizard wandering around the living room. Popped safely back outside. When I eventually get round to making a permanent log store I'd like some way of adding an area things like hibernating butterflies would prefer as I'd rather not bring them into the house as I doubt they survive when put back out. I'd also like to add somewhere for birds to nest, we had pied wagtails raise a brood in the log pile next to be the garage this year, thankfully they fledged before the stack fell over.
  18. Paul in the woods
    What's the answer though eggs? I could do with a new set myself, I was also wondering the other day if drain rods could be used for drey poking.
  19. Paul in the woods
    I always wonder what they smell like, fresh cherry wood smells different to alder and very different to something pine. Not sure how you describe the smell of fresh cherry, almost a hint of almonds?
  20. Paul in the woods
    My mistake, as you say you don't need a management plan. I think I was expected to do one as the grant for them was just introduced. If you just apply for a felling licence you don't need to pay for it but someone has to still complete it, measure up the trees in the woodland etc? Time is money and all that. I would say a management plan is worth doing. With a felling licence you are likely to have replant and management obligations for 10 years. As for the exemptions, worth studying the docs here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tree-felling-getting-permission you can fell 5 cube a quarter as long as no more than 2 is sold. There are other exemptions as well.
  21. Paul in the woods
    It may not be practical, or affordable, to do little and often. That's what annoys me with the FC not bothering to process my felling licence, yes if I do the work myself I can cope with the 5 cube a quarter limit but if I want to get someone in then they will want to cut far more than that. It's a shame they don't merge the limits into a yearly limit, that would he!p reduce paperwork. I'm also not keen on felling during nesting season. One thing I know some do, not sure of the legality with felling licence licence, but if trees need to be dismantled rather than felled then leave some of the stems for the next quarter.
  22. Paul in the woods
    I keep a decent log, just under knee height. Importantly something level and I use an old tyre on top so I can either split a large log without bits flying everywhere or so I can place several smaller logs and split them one after another.
  23. Paul in the woods
    That tree wouldn't put me off purchasing that house. After all, there's nothing stopping people planting similar trees down your boundary after you buy a house.
  24. Paul in the woods
    No, I've not seen any of our trees recover. In the woodland that's about 30 years old I mark up trees at this time of year I want to remove over winter. Last year I didn't get around to it but some of the half dead trees I marked (with string) are now completely dead. You may stand a chance of saving a tree that's only showing a few signs of you remove all neighbouring ash and rake up leaves etc but I've not got round to trying that yet.
  25. Paul in the woods
    I always go back to Sharpe's Express as a 1st early. Very reliable and tasty, seems disease free for us and we've been eating them since the start of June.

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