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

Would it? In this day and age it would cost billions. Just 4 days resurfacing work on the narrow Devon lane I live on cost over £25k and that was for 4 days work to fix some potholes. As for safety, it would more than likely increase serious accidents, just look at the A361 death rate. I quite like the Devon lane I live on, even if at this time of year even a horse might struggle to get down it as the hedges grow over from either side. (Mind you some of the people I've seen on horses down here really should have "Wide Load" across their rear end).

It looks a bit like a very large photinia or something similar.

Wombles?

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).

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?

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?

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?

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?

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...

This is just an educated guess, but look at images of Himalayan Knotweed - "Persicaria wallichii" or "Koenigia polystachya"

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?

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.

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.

Looks like a slime mould, possibly something like Fuligo septica.

These people are around your area, might be worth popping in for a chat if you're ever passing. https://www.bowhayestrees.co.uk/willow-poplar-varieties

£15 from Waitrose. https://www.waitrosegarden.com/product/_/party-fire-log/classid.2000019276/

Echium pininana would be my guess.

It looks identical to the fraying our resident roe buck does, which is also done to mark territory at this time of year. You could try inserting some other sticks in the ground to distract him but you may find the only solution is fencing or freezing...

I follow the instructions from Hushpower: http://www.saddleryandgunroom.co.uk/Gunroom/hushpower/Hushpower Maintenance and Cleaning.pdf I use felt wads in my .410 mostly as it takes ages for the gasses to clear to check the barrel is clear after a shot. Having said that, some felt wads still use a plastic obturator.

Parkstone Golf Club wont be prosecuted for cutting down trees https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17658598.parkstone-golf-club-wont-be-prosecuted-for-cutting-down-trees/ “We have sought external legal advice and it is very clear that the felling licence issued by the Forestry Commission outweighs any tree preservation order," he said. "The Forestry Commission appears to have made a serious error in not consulting with the council before granting the licence, which is regrettable, but as the licence has been granted it prevents the council from taking its normal course of action.

Well, as a pragmatic woodland owner with ash trees of all ages it's something I'm having to seriously think about. Firstly, yes it would be great to leave all the ash trees to see if any have resistance but at what cost? Will the government help pay to remove large dead trees? Is it wise to leave large areas of mostly ash and then have to start from scratch when they all die and fall over? What about my firewood supply - like many woodlands honey fungus is everywhere so as soon as the ash develop ash dieback the honey fungus will soon make the wood useless. So, last winter I decided to start removing ash that seemed to be affected. They were healthy trees a year or two previously (I have a fair bit of canker and other damage in ash so I know what that looks like). I'm favouring removing ash when thinning mixed areas and will start harvesting a few other ash trees to make room for planting up with alternatives.

Sabre Wasp - Rhyssa persuasoria ? If it is it feeds off the larvae of wood boring insects. https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/the-sabre-wasp

An idea of location and size would be helpful. If it's a shrub my first thought is a tree peony coming into leaf.

Bird Cherry, Prunus padus?