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  1. Paul in the woods
    I didn't say, and don't think, everyone will move out of the cities. (Actually will there be an outside of cities if there's not planning restrictions, will one city just merge into the next?). But, there's plenty of people who are willing to move out. Those people buying up all the rural property and pricing Big J out of the market for one. Many would have loved the chance to buy a large chunk of land and build a new property rather than buy and expensive, run down farm, and renovate. As for a land tax, very John McDonnell.
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    I'm assuming the laws of supply and demand remain the same. Say farm land is £10k an acre due to the demand from farmers. Allow anyone to build on it then the demand rises and the price will go up. Not to the same price as a building plot today but I bet it would be far more than £10k an acre. Then you wonder who would buy it. Not your average person because you've instantly crashed the property market so there wouldn't be many places to borrow the money from. There's plenty of wealthy people with cash who would hoover up the land, probably not those who really need it though. In order to make the land available to most people you'd need very strict laws governing who could buy what I'd guess - something you wouldn't be in favour?
  3. Paul in the woods
    I'm not convinced sweeping changes to planning would help many here. If you could build wherever you want then the price of land would rise dramatically. Those who can currently afford large expensive houses would probably then buy up the land. Those on lower incomes then wouldn't be able to afford the land. You may well be worse off as it would be likely food prices would rise etc. Personally I wouldn't want people to whatever they liked. I'm happy to say I'm a NIMBY and I don't want a toxic tip built next door, an industrial unit working 24/7 or whatever. Certainly there's lots in the system that needs changing. For example I don't understand why I have to build a workshop "in keeping with the local area" when a farm can build a huge concrete barn and floodlight it all night without any planning at all.
  4. Paul in the woods
    You and Yours - Call You and Yours: What are rents and house prices doing near you? - BBC Sounds WWW.BBC.CO.UK Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with... 15:35 in if you missed it.
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    The missing bark does look like squirrel damage, keep an eye on the ground in the spring/summer for strips of bark. I've found reducing the number of squirrels greatly reduces bark stripping, i.e. you don't need to get every one. Whatever you do it must be done legally and humanely. Traps may be your best bet but ensure they are legal as I gather the rules are changing yet again this year. As for the diseased leaves, I've got some very sick looking sycamores that often loose their leaves about now but they come back every year.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Worth a read: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/823972/ON046a_Managing_individual_ash_affected_by_dieback_v1.0.pdf
  7. Paul in the woods
    I had rabbits when I was a child and one was attacked by a rat. I would also be concerned by stoats and weasels. I would have thought the best answer is to exclude the pests from the run otherwise they might get the rabbits before they make it to the garage. I would close the hatch in the evenings just to be sure.
  8. Paul in the woods
    The ‘gardening job’ that almost sparked a war WWW.BBC.CO.UK In 1976, North Koreans killed two US officers in the DMZ over a tree, sparking a huge military gardening operation.
  9. Paul in the woods
    Not really. In the good old pre-financial crisis days you could self certify your income for a mortgage. Too many people without a reliable income did this and helped caused the crash so banks stopped it preventing sensible people from getting on with their lives.
  10. Paul in the woods
    The safety data sheets look similar, with Aspen 2 showing Benzene level lower than 0,1 % and MotoMix showing Benzene < 0.05 percentage by volume, pump fuel would be much higher wouldn't it? MotoMix is mostly "Naphtha (petroleum), full-range alkylate,butane-contg." and Aspen "Naphtha (petroleum), full-range alkylate, butane-contg" which looks the same to me? Safety Data Sheets WWW.STIHL.CO.UK STIHL - Information all about the STIHL Group and our extensive product range. Aspen 2 | Aspen 4 | Premixed Petrol | Aspen Fuel ASPENFUEL.CO.UK Aspen Fuel is a leading UK distributor of Aspen Products including Aspen 2 stroke fuel, Aspen 4 stroke fuel and...
  11. Paul in the woods
    A quick comment about the bees. As a bee keeper I would say colonies can be very different, some far calmer than others. Some for example you can mow near at any time, others can be more aggressive. The numbers do reduce in the winter but the wild colony may well survive and they can be active in the winter months if it's warm. If you want some advice you could try your local bee keeping association, try here: Swarm Help – Welsh Beekeepers' Association WWW.WBKA.COM Or you could get advice from the various UK bee keeping forums such has here: Beekeeping Forum BEEKEEPINGFORUM.CO.UK beekeeping forum
  12. Paul in the woods
    It looks a bit like a very large photinia or something similar.
  13. Paul in the woods
    Wombles?
  14. Paul in the woods
    If they are over a certain size and they don't meet other exemptions then yes you'll need a licence. This would be worth a read: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699889/treefellingaugust.pdf https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-felling-licence-when-you-need-to-apply Make sure you read the correct advice depending on where you are (England, Scotland, etc).
  15. Paul in the woods
    Is there any pieces of log stuck between the splitter body and the moving parts? As it's new have you spoken to the place that sold it or FM direct?
  16. Paul in the woods
    I guessed the genus correctly and found the specific tree on your site (I'll not spoil it for others). How early in their life do they flower and do you know if bees like them?
  17. Paul in the woods
    You make several good points and I know its also used for hurley sticks etc. Still, living ash trees do like shedding branches for fun round here when it's windy. Perhaps it has weaknesses around the branch collar?
  18. Paul in the woods
    Our wood has a mix of oak, ash, beech, sycamore and alder and the ash sheds the most live branches in the wind, anything from twigs to some hefty bits. I would regard living ash as a bit brittle, perhaps less flexible that other trees, I wonder if that has anything to do with dead branches being brittle. Are you sure seasoned poles are that strong?
  19. Paul in the woods
    Do you mean Cordyline? If so the RHS guide might help. How to grow cordyline / RHS Gardening WWW.RHS.ORG.UK Learn how to grow cordyline in your garden with the RHS expert guide on choosing, planting, feeding, pruning and...
  20. Paul in the woods
    This is just an educated guess, but look at images of Himalayan Knotweed - "Persicaria wallichii" or "Koenigia polystachya"
  21. Paul in the woods
    Looks like an arm to me. ? As for the plant, I would guess something like a callaloo / amaranth. Where is it, back garden / allotment or field?
  22. Paul in the woods
    It looks like a corkscrew hazel (aka twisted hazel), possibly Corylus avellana 'Contorta'. They grow twisted branches and the leaves often look contorted as well, so your plant is growing as intended. It might have aphids if you look under the leaves but if you google "corkscrew hazel leaves" you'll see similar examples.
  23. Paul in the woods
    That does seem to be one of it's common names, I just know it as a yellow slime mould. I often find it on old, dead, pine trees in my woodland after rain.
  24. Paul in the woods
    Looks like a slime mould, possibly something like Fuligo septica.
  25. Paul in the woods
    £15 from Waitrose. https://www.waitrosegarden.com/product/_/party-fire-log/classid.2000019276/

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