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  1. Paul in the woods
    Thank you for the reply. I don't have any use in mind, I'm looking at it more from a woodland management point of view. I.e. these ash are unlikely to be here in a few years and it would be a shame just to log them. There are a few I could get a couple of meters lengths of 8" boards from.
  2. Paul in the woods
    I've been thinning the young ash on our woodland and I've been wondering what the smallest diameter the remaining trees need to get to to be worth milling? Normally I would say they are far too small but with ash dieback looming I would like to mill some for future use.
  3. Paul in the woods
    The RHS has some good advice on getting figs to fruit. Worth a read for general maintenance even if you do get someone in to bring it under control initially. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/figs https://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profile?pid=106#section-2
  4. Paul in the woods
    Was the grey hound insured? If so then speak to them. Does your sis-in-law have legal advice on her house insurance?
  5. Paul in the woods
    To my uneducated eye they look like sycamores. Sycamores (aphids on them) will drip sticky substances onto the cars in the car park so I would have thought someone has asked for them to be cut.
  6. Paul in the woods
    Ours were still on our ivy a couple of weeks back. They are now on the gorse when the weather allows but are mainly bringing water in. @Wonky, I'm glad I left a super on each of ours as it has been warm and wet so the bees will have been munching through their stores. Have you 'hefted' your hives to see what they have left?
  7. Paul in the woods
    I'm going by our own observation of our own honey bees. Not all flowers are as useful to bees as others, some produce more nectar or more pollen, and when you look at pollen some has higher protein that others. So, honey bees will be choosy and may well prefer a different plant than your fruit trees. Some may well visit them but the bulk will be on something more useful. With regard to the US, thankfully we don't farm like them but I thought it was crops like almonds rather than apples that have huge hive movements? I'm all for people keeping honey bees but I doubt they are necessary for most orchard keepers to ensure good pollination, in the UK at least.
  8. Paul in the woods
    Sadly Codling moth isn't prevented by grease bands according to the RHS. With regard to bees for pollinating apples, if you're thinking of honey bees they often go elsewhere as other plants provide better forage at that time of year. We tend to see bumble bees on our apples a fair bit while our honey bees go off elsewhere. Good idea about a fruity subsection.
  9. Paul in the woods
    This place seems to sell an identical bottle which makes me wonder if the stuff you bought was a small producer's attempt at a Metaxa style drink? (I would have thought if it was a genuine Metaxa the bottle would be unique). https://www.world-of-bottles.co.uk/Glass-bottles/500ml-clear-glass-bottle-Amphora.html At first glance I would have said Greek olive oil. Are you sure you've not been drinking perfume?
  10. Paul in the woods
    It's also down to personal preference. I tend to find, as the nights draw in, I like the wood burner on. When the days are getting longer and Spring is, hopefully, just around the corner I can cope with the colder temperatures better and the burner may not be lit. I also like it lit if it's wet and damp rather than just cold.
  11. Paul in the woods
    If the skirting is dry then don't worry.
  12. Paul in the woods
    Woodworm are the larvae of beetles that are flying about all the time in the warmer months. I don't worry about bringing them in on logs, the beetles will fly in when they want to in the spring. I gather you shouldn't have problems with woodworm unless the wood isn't well looked after, e.g. damp?
  13. Paul in the woods
    Dogs chasing deer would be a breech of the hunting act, but it would be up to the police to investigate and I doubt they would. If your friend is a member of BASC, or might consider joining for a year, they would be able to advise him better. It would be worth checking their site as I'm sure they offer advice if your approached while shooting on your land (e.g. bag your gun before approaching people). Your friend may also have legal cover on their business and house insurance, might be worth calling them for advice.
  14. Paul in the woods
    One thing I'm not sure if I missed in these sort of questions is how can you be confident of the exact location of the boundary? I know in many properties it's going to be fairly obvious but in others how can you be sure?
  15. Paul in the woods
    Tis the season.... to be overloaded
  16. Paul in the woods
    WRC is used to make bee hives so I would expect it would go through a thicknesser ok. Occasionally, on cheap hives, I've found the fibers have pulled out the wood during manufacture but at the premium end of the market you get a nice smooth finish.
  17. Paul in the woods
    Last Christmas I got a book about dealing with procrastination, I've not got round to reading it yet... Seriously, when I was getting paid an hourly rate life was so much simpler. Now I'm trying to set up a small holding, and not likely to earn anything for a good few years, it can be a bit of a struggle. Sometimes it helps to look at what I have achieved and that helps me realise what else can be done if I put my mind to it. It also helps if something it too daunting to get on and do something else to at least get something done.
  18. Paul in the woods
    Looks a bit like a Hunter Herald 8 single door. They will have dimensions on their web site if you want to check.
  19. Paul in the woods
    Who's closing the door? We import far more from the EU than we export so if they don't take our lamb are we going to buy their cars, wine, cheese, logs etc? And if Brexitamageddon happens and the pound falls dramatically the lamb will be very cheap to export. Being Brexit/Remain fence sitter I do hope we get a better debate from both sides if we end up having another nevereferendum. Going back to logs, if we use more UK sourced trees I expect the tracability is better. Anyone see this on the BBC? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-46377993/the-romanian-forest-that-s-disappearing
  20. Paul in the woods
    This has been a useful thread. Recently I've converted our multifuel stove to wood only (basically removing the grate). It seems to burn the wood much better but I've now got the problem of the fly ash settling on the glass. When the grate was in and I only burned wood there didn't seem to be much of a problem with ash on the glass. I close the bottom vents once the fire is going and tend to leave the top, air-wash, vent open most of the time.
  21. Paul in the woods
    Which are more than funded by the money we put in. That's one of many things I don't get about the EU is why do we have to put money in only to get it out again minus an admin charge? It's a bit like going to the pub with £10. If you follow the EU model you give the £10 to someone and they buy you £8's worth of drinks. By the way, you may want bitter but under the EU rules you can only have lager as we all need to follow the same standards...
  22. Paul in the woods
    I never know if I should reply to such threads as I'm not a trained arb but in this case I will. My first question is are you trained in first aid and do you know how to use the items? For example, it seems common these days for kits to contain a tourniquet and I had no idea of the correct way to use one until I did a course. Sorry if that sounds rude but I would have thought a course would provide a list of items? I'm not keen on clotting granules as I they can damage eyes so I prefer clotting dressings. I buy single items from https://medtree.co.uk/ and I note many of the arb shops sell suitable kits.
  23. Paul in the woods
    Hover over a user's name or profile pic in a post and a box should appear with the option to "ignor user" at the bottom. (It does on a PC).
  24. Paul in the woods
    I'm surprised you arb types are not all millionaires by now... If you're looking to bring a rustic quality to your home, then this bundle of birchwood is the perfect piece for you! https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/decorative-birch-bundle 20 'pieces' for £40.
  25. Paul in the woods
    It might be worth you asking your local wildlife trust if they know of any.

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