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  1. Paul in the woods
    I would be careful using a treatment on boards used in a kitchen. Looking at the Q&As on the screwfix site they say don't use it in food preperation areas. https://www.screwfix.com/p/sika-wood-preserver-clear-5ltr/47030 Edit to add, go to the Q&A section and search on 'food'.
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    Looks like a youngish sycamore log to me. If not that then some other acer?
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    I would have thought the only thing you could do is warn the school without being alarmist? It would seem pointless to remove them as they'll grow back. I also expect there's something more toxic close by.
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    I don't know about your stove but on mine you can adjust the door catch. When I replaced the old rope (which had squished flat over the years) I had to adjust the catch a little as the new rope doesn't squish as much. Over time I've also had to adjust the hinges to get a good seal. As for the flue, I'd get someone in if you don't know what you are doing. You don't want flue gases escaping.
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    I'm not an Arb so can't comment on the tree. For IDing the fungi it would help if you can take some clearer pictures of individual specimens; the cap, stem and gills. Also keep and eye on them and take some clear pictures of how they age. They look a bit like Glistening Inkcaps, Coprinellus micaceus, or similar and there's some good pictures here that might help you: Glistening Inkcap WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM The powdery ‘mica’ covering can be seen shining when the sun is out but this mushroom has no nutritional value so is best...
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    I don't think it's sulphur tuft as they don't have little groves in the cap and I would expect the gills at that age to be more green. Funnily enough I've realised that a large crop of fungi growing in my chicken run is Coprinellus micaceus but they are beigey brown rather than yellow. Are you able to get any more pictures when the caps have aged?
  7. Paul in the woods
    A bit of a guess but one of the yellow ink caps fits the bill as they grow on old stumps and dead wood. Coprinellus micaceus or Coprinus silvaticus ?
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    I like my Fenix HL23, simple one AA battery in a fairly robust aluminium housing. I break the plastic head torches too easily. The battery doesn't last ages but you can keep a few spare. The HM23 seems to be it's replacement. FENIX Not Age/Gender Specific Hm23 Headlamp, Black, 69.5 x 40 x 32 mm: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK Shop FENIX Not Age/Gender Specific Hm23 Headlamp, Black, 69.5 x 40 x 32 mm. Free delivery and returns on all eligible...
  9. Paul in the woods
    This any help? Up to 2.5" - http://www.ashemcrafts.com/products_rotary_planes.aspx http://www.ashemcrafts.com/prices.aspx Looks like you could make a wooden version yourself if you have a suitable blade laying about? Something along these lines? https://www.classichandtools.com/acatalog/Rounding-Planes-Air-Dried-Beech-Rounders-Ray-Iles-RIR.html
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    I think I've mentioned this before - I've tried asking people not to chip but it's like I'm talking a strange language. I have plenty of room to stack the brash, I'll stack it so just leave it where it falls. I think it's a primeval instinct to chip, that and the fact they've carted a new chipper for over and hour so it must be used. Having watched a large family of stoats playing in an old pile of brash it's worth the effort.
  11. Paul in the woods
    If the tunnels are only in the bark then ash bark beetle seems likely, Hylesinus varius or Hylesinus wachtli. (Note their latin names have changed over the years).
  12. Paul in the woods
    Are the cones actually off that tree or has someone collected them from a different tree and left them there?
  13. Paul in the woods
    Do you have any dash cam footage that may have captured the box before felling?
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    Bit of a Halloween look about it.
  15. Paul in the woods
    Neither am I but I'm not sure I'd ask professionals to give me a free complete guide to felling a tree! I am curious though, why do you need a winch? Is it likely to damage something if it falls the wrong way? Do you have a photo of the tree? As someone who does like to do things themself, it does sound like a job you need to get someone in on.
  16. Paul in the woods
    I would agree with Chicken-of-the-woods, Laetiporus sulphureus . I've only really seen it to be a deep yellow and also earlier in the season but it is often pinkish orange as in the photos and still about. Here's some good pics, plenty of the pinkish ones. https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/chicken-of-the-woods/
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    Possibly this thread:
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    I've got this on some WRC boards I'm seasoning for bee hives. The wood was poor quality with a fair number of dead knots, ok for me as I don't need long lengths. I assumed the trees were grown on a wet site and so the timber was wetter than usual, but I'd be interested to know for sure.
  19. Paul in the woods
    I don't know if you've already looked at the RHS advice but they have a good list of susceptible and resistant plants here: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/pdfs/honey-fungus-host-list general advice here: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/garden-health/disease/Honey-fungus and how to manage outbreaks here: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=1015 Interestingly is shows privet as very susceptible and we have a fair bit of it growing well in the garden and a fair bit of honey fungus as well. I'm trying to get on top of the fungus by cultivating the soil. First year of growing spuds was a little worrying as the fungus attacks the tubers but subsequent years have been much better.
  20. Paul in the woods
    How healthy does the new tree look? This is my understanding as a woodland owner with a large amount of honey fungus about the place. In your pic the honey fungus is likely to be decomposing the old oak roots so I doubt there's much you can sensibly do. In a garden situation you are told to remove old stumps and roots and leave the area fallow for a year or so, but as the new tree has been planted I don't think there's much that can be done other than look after the tree.
  21. Paul in the woods
    Any idea what they are? The snouts look a bit like pink beefsteaks and the face has a hint of dryads about it but I'm just guessing.
  22. Paul in the woods
    Looks like Sulphur Tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare.
  23. Paul in the woods
    Good luck, I have wondered how the powers that be will enforce the new legislation, i.e. how will they test your logs. I assume it'll be trading standards, who seem to always claim they are too busy. I have a cheap pin moisture meter and it is specifically sold for use for firewood testing. No idea what basis it uses but when I've compared it to oven testing it seems to be wet basis. As it's for personal use it doesn't really matter much.
  24. Paul in the woods
    You've missed a * 100, so Mwet = (Mdry / (100+Mdry)) * 100. But yes, I was wrong, as I was only thinking about the 20% wet basis limit. So the OPs moisture meter can still be used, just need to convert to wet basis. If it reads under 25 dry basis the wood is under 20 wet basis.
  25. Paul in the woods
    Can't you just multiply the dry basis reading by 0.8 to get the wet basis equivalent? In all this new legislation does it ever mention what basis, wet or dry, is used? Just curious as I've never seen it mentioned.

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