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  1. Paul in the woods
    The bark looks too rough for a cherry, it looks more like a crab apple to me. Possibly something like Malus x moerlandsii "Profusion"?
  2. Paul in the woods
    3500 + 30% = 4550, and is just a fine...
  3. Paul in the woods
    Something like this:
  4. Paul in the woods
    Well done for phoning them, I'm tempted to email them to ask as well. I'm still a little doubtful as the instructions and sales bumf does not mention what basis it uses. I'm also put off by the contradicting sales details that say the screen will show green under 20% but the instructions say it has to be between 6-15%. Valiant Moisture Meter | Colour Change SHOP.HETAS.CO.UK Valiant Moisture Meter Colour Change It would be useful to see some test results as a cheap wet basis meter would be very useful to many here.
  5. Paul in the woods
    The problem with that story and the government report is that it doesn't say how it has concluded "Most emissions from this source come from burning wood in closed stoves and open fires". How, for example, does it distinguish between home heating and bonfires? Or wild fires. Or farms burning plastic etc.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Dare I ask what a potable glory hole is?
  7. Paul in the woods
    I wouldn't say nasty, surprising large for a UK spider and when you shine a torch on some with several orbs hanging down a bit spooky. Not a spider I'd pick up with my bare hands though. I mostly worry I'll hurt them so take care to replace the manhole covers they tend to live under.
  8. Paul in the woods
    If you look at the reviews it seems some people find CO2 traps work really well and others have problems. Siting the trap seems to be one of the main reasons. This matches up with my experience with the bodygrip traps. Ones that have been sited well (both on a small oak that has been badly stripped of bark) and baited for a week or so before setting the trap seem to catch within hours of being set. The same traps on other trees in the same woodland catch nothing.
  9. Paul in the woods
    People use the plastic as a roof, see this thread:
  10. Paul in the woods
    Red troll squirrel?
  11. Paul in the woods
    I'm not sure bark damage is down to food, you could try feeding them and see if that makes a difference. I thought it was more down to single males marking territory/being bored. They certainly do go for oaks, that's the biggest problem I have. Sycamore seems their favourite and then beech, hornbeam, oak etc. I'm not convinced by pine martens. It's going to take a number of years before there's enough to make a difference down here in Devon for example and I have concerns about their impact on other endangered wildlife such as birds. As for reducing their numbers in a 3000 acre wood, it would seem possible if there is a serious will to do something. One problem would be stopping public access for a while. A good method of control is putting out a feeding station for a while and then shooting as it's gets them down on the ground and in a safe place.
  12. Paul in the woods
    I tend to find they vary in size a great deal, some small males are not worth preparing for the table but others can be a good size. If you get a dominant male you could even dabble with a squirrel nugget recipe! I find reducing the numbers greatly reduced the damage to trees, so certainly worth doing. Shooting or trapping, I like the Fineren offset wooden boxes and bodygrip traps as they're easy to use. https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/fineren-bodygrip-box-for-squirrels/ Not everyone has the time to deal with them, check traps regularly etc, so well done for offering a service.
  13. Paul in the woods
    The other thing could be wind scorch? I'm have various Scots pines and at this time of year one the windward side they are very brown and scorched. They do recover though when (if) spring arrives.
  14. Paul in the woods
    Any chance they've dried out too much? It's been weeks since we've had any serious rain down here in Devon.
  15. Paul in the woods
    Not enough fairies around these parts for that. I probably wouldn't grow it at all, it wasn't grown around here a couple of years ago and now it seems all the rage. I'm genuinely curious as to why it's grown as I can't see how it's that economic to grow. Possibly extra grants or to use up all the slurry and sewage waste. It also causes a large amount of pollution through run off in the streams and the amount of pesticides required also seems high. As for the concern the farmers couldn't cope without red, their subsidies could be increased if there was a will to do so. (No, I'm not that naive to think it would happen).
  16. Paul in the woods
    When I ran a diesel car for 12 years or so I was never dipped and I don't know anyone who has around here. Plenty of red diesel about, not all if farm machinery, plant or genies I expect. I also don't understand crops such as forage beat if money is so tight for farmers. Muck is spread daily for about 4 months, with tractors driving a mile each way, then slurry and god knows what else, then spraying about 20 times whilst it gorws. Then a harvester can drive a 30 mile round trip to harvest them. Diesel must be very cheap for some.
  17. Paul in the woods
    The calculator is linked to from the page Stere has posted. ( https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-felling-licence-when-you-need-to-apply#estimating-timber-volume ) The problem is a few years ago the government moved round and renamed all their forestry pages so there's lots of broken links online. I book marked all the relevant FC pages (some were hard to find such as exactly how you measure your tree) but there links are all gone as the pages are all www.gov.uk rather than www.forestry.gov.uk
  18. Paul in the woods
    Yes, assuming they've not felled anything else licensable that quarter. In my experience the FC would rather not process a felling licence if you can make use of your exemptions. I would take some photos and notes just in case.
  19. Paul in the woods
    When I first saw the question I thought you were going to complain the post lockdown bars around you were insisting on a bow-tie to go with your full leather suit.
  20. Paul in the woods
    Possibly worth looking through this thread?
  21. Paul in the woods
    I would consider bay (Laurus nobilis), quite common to find decent sized pot grown bays that can be clipped to various shapes.
  22. Paul in the woods
    I know someone who has an they are in the process of making a video of it in action. I would love to see one in use but wonder if it's more aimed at timber production than firewood logging. I've cut up a few cubic meters with a bow saw before and it was doable. You need a good quality blade, and the right one (wet wood blade for fresh wood). I picked up a cheap saw as a backup and it was useless.
  23. Paul in the woods
    From my experience I would say it'll greatly depend on how far gone the tree is. Even trees with fairly dead tops have provided me with decent firewood from the main trunk and branches. And because the tree was still alive it was fairly wet and still needed seasoning. I can't say I've had many problems splitting it but I just do it for my own use so no problem there. It'll not be Hymenoscyphus fraxineus that'll degrade the wood once felled but other fungi. As has been said ash isn't durable outside, you'll get a few years out of it but it'll rot.
  24. Paul in the woods
    3 foot One Man Crosscut Saw, the pefect saw for crosscutting logs. Made by Thomas Flinn & Co., Sheffield, England WWW.FLINN-GARLICK-SAWS.CO.UK ** Now available as a 4ft version too ** These large saws are used mostly in forestry work and the crosscutting of large...
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