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  1. Paul in the woods
    I would suggest Aspen 2 stroke as well, the Echo 352 has a .25l tank, so you'll be spending £20 for 20 tanks and that's a fair bit of firewood.
  2. Paul in the woods
    I have an Echo 352 and think it's an ideal saw for cutting logs domestically. Very easy to start (if you remember to switch it on ) and mine runs very well now it's run in. I'm not keen on the VXL chain on small stuff so I have a small battery stihl for that. My only gripe about Echo round here is the lack of a good dealer.
  3. Paul in the woods
    Around our house we've got grass snakes, slowworms and loads of common lizards. There's always been a few pheasants about but luckily places round here don't release that many. I own another patch of land that boarders an area that was covered in adders a few years ago. I've not looked for them this year which is a shame as I never see pheasants down there. I did find a large grass snake skeleton than had been dropped by something. I would also think the weather would have an impact. Down here it was a very mild winter and I wonder how that would affect the adders' hibernation.
  4. Paul in the woods
    Linked perhaps but so can many things. Again, round here it's the type of farming with silaging and slurry spreading. Where did the photo of the pheasant come from? It's a grass snake by the looks of it and the red dot looks strange.
  5. Paul in the woods
    Interesting, and from Wiki "small vertebrates like lizards, field voles, small mammals, and small birds occasionally taken " I asked because we have a few pheasants that have escaped the local shoots and settled in. They've even raised young and I've never really seen them eat anything the size of a snake or vole. The magpies on the other hand... Is there any research as to how many snakes and lizards released pheasants will eat? I would have thought, down here at least, it would be the increase in buzzards etc that would impact the adder population more.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Out of interest what do pheasants do to the adders? I've never seen pheasants eat a reptile. I've seen plenty of corvids and raptors eat them.
  7. Paul in the woods
    Depends what they paid for it new, the pine table I'd guess £300 new - so half price. The Mahogany set probably £2000 in today's money new. It's hard to say what Steve's set would go for, there doesn't seem to be much similar on gumtree to compare it to.
  8. Paul in the woods
    It depends on what it is. Pine seems to go for a fair bit down here, a decent 2nd hand pine dining table and 4 chairs for £150 say but something double the size with 8 chairs in solid mahogany down here will go for £20!
  9. Paul in the woods
    My apologies, I thought you were having a go at the storey not the council. Still, it's an older storey than Brexit.
  10. Paul in the woods
    If you read the 11 year old article they seem to be having a go at the council for deciding to remove the tree.
  11. Paul in the woods
    Velvet shanks? Flammulina velutipes
  12. Paul in the woods
    Wrong. Someone has dropped some Scotch pancakes. They look like some form of funnel, common of tawny possibly. An underside pic would be helpful.
  13. Paul in the woods
    Do you have any other aims other than dividing fields? I've done something on a smaller scale but more the forest garden side of agroforestry rather than agriculture. If you want food rather than fuel from the hedge you'll be planting different trees and shrubs. I'd also avoid ash and chestnut due to the various diseases. You'll shade out part of your fields, I know the farmers round here like to shave there hedges within a few inches of the ground to gain as much ground as possible. My wide hedge is really to provide a wind break but I've managed to mix in damsons, myrobalans, crab apples, hazel along with hawthorn, field maple etc. Hopefully we'll get something out of it if the wild life doesn't beat us to it. My main problems has been slow growth as the soil if fairly poor, along with wind and deer.
  14. Paul in the woods
    Sadly our land is too acidic, These people might be worth talking to if you have anyone wanting to grow truffles. Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd | Worldwide Truffle Plantation Establishment PLANTATIONSYSTEMS.COM Our approach to truffle cultivation is different. We want you to be successful and we want to be part of your journey. We...
  15. Paul in the woods
    Depends how you use the forum. If you use "Todays Posts" then some days the Brexit threads are always up the top. I agree that many people just seem to use FB these days but many people moan about that so I would have thought a more active forum would be useful. It's a bit chicken and egg though, the more people who post the more it encourage others to post, and visa-versa. Anyway, nice bear, Wisewood, what wood is the yellow carving?
  16. Paul in the woods
    If you look on this site: https://one.network/ you can zoom in to an area and see a summary of roadworks. There is ash dieback removal in your neck of the woods by Euroforest if I remember where you are.
  17. Paul in the woods
    Going even further off topic there was a bit on a recent Gardeners World about growing Monkey Puzzles in the Highlands. It might be of interest, about 26 mins in... https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00095tb/gardeners-world-2019-episode-31
  18. Paul in the woods
    When I looked at these sort of blocks they were infilled with a coarse material. Just having a bit of a look online and crushed stone/rock is used such as: https://www.bradstone.com/products/jointing-aggregate---fixing-products/
  19. Paul in the woods
    It's the fruits you see at this time of year, pink on the outside with orange seeds. The flowers are tiny white things in early summer. Worth noting the plant is toxic. I see a fair bit of it in gardens and native wood plantings but I don't recall seeing it wild, i.e. self sown. Steves example looks to me a bit like a cultivar of some sort.
  20. Paul in the woods
    Spindle isn't it?
  21. Paul in the woods
    Worth checking if it bruises or oozes. If it's the saffron milkcap the gills should bruise green and if cut the fungi should ooze an orangey sap. Lactarius deliciosus, Saffron Milkcap mushroom WWW.FIRST-NATURE.COM
  22. Paul in the woods
    The first couple of pics could be some type of lactarius, possibly a saffron milkcap. I'm going on colouring as they don't look like great examples for an id but might give you somewhere to start. Mycorrhizal on pines if it is.
  23. Paul in the woods
    I've been doing this on old rusty tools as well. Works well on old bits for a brace and bits, axe heads, hammer heads etc. Not sure how it will affect any special finishes and it does stain any wood black. Wilkos sell citric acid fairly cheaply. I can also vouch for the need for gloves if you have any cuts on your hands...
  24. Paul in the woods
    £300k fine for the developer and £120k for the felling contractor. Tree priced at £66k. That works out at less than £4k per house... Developer and firm fined £300k for illegal felling WWW.BBC.CO.UK A 176-year-old giant redwood was cut down to make way for new homes, a court hears.
  25. Paul in the woods
    To clarify this I would still try and use the Consumer Rights Act (it replaces sales of goods etc) as if I was a personal consumer. Just be aware that there are differences for businesses. https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-rights-act

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