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  1. Paul in the woods
    Have you seen this? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-ash-in-woodlands-in-light-of-ash-dieback-operations-note-46
  2. Paul in the woods
    It's been a couple of years since I used the software but didn't have problems with the mapping. I did find a few problems I raised with their support and found them helpful. I'm not sure the FC would be able to help much with the ash as it will depend on what you want from your woodland. It seems likely to me that Chalara will wipe out most ash so I would seriously look at diversifying it asap. I'm mainly concentrating on removing ash from my woodlands this winter.
  3. Paul in the woods
    I've got a few more acres than 3 and the FC also didn't seem that interested. What website did yours point you to? I created a management plan using the myForest - https://sylva.org.uk/myforest/home and found it fairly straight forward. It helped understand the woodland and get a better idea of what to do with it.
  4. Paul in the woods
    I also wonder how many 'certified' installs have been done correctly and have no issues?
  5. Paul in the woods
    If you call your existing insurance and discus the new quote with them they may match it or at least offer a discount.
  6. Paul in the woods
    https://www.stihl.co.uk/safety-data-sheets.aspx
  7. Paul in the woods
    Or even £89 - https://hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk/p1pe-p6220c-62cc-20-petrol-chainsaw-powered-by-hyundai/
  8. Paul in the woods
    That confused me, it may be that 66% is a dry basis number, so about 40% wet basis*. Some of the details would appear not from the UK or for stoves. I know apple wood smells nice on an open fire but on a stove it shouldn't be letting fumes into the room. *https://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FC-BEC-InfoSheet-Wood-as-Fuel-TechSupp-REVISED.pdf/$FILE/FC-BEC-InfoSheet-Wood-as-Fuel-TechSupp-REVISED.pdf
  9. Paul in the woods
    I've had this issue with Makita chainsaws in the UK. There are still large companies advertising Makita chainsaws as having a 3 year warranty. I don't think it's obvious what the warrenty is when you look at Makita's site either, I did email them and they confirmed it is only one year.
  10. Paul in the woods
    I think Neil means open the room door, not the stove door. That shouldn't cause the stove too many problems?
  11. Paul in the woods
    It depends, I note from the HETAS FAQs you should get it swept twice a year, and not burn pine, etc etc. So, if you have two stoves that's £200 and if you have a fire and you've used pine would you be covered? I'm a bit worried where it'll end up, will you only be able to burn wood from a HETAS approved supplier in future, even if you have your own source of wood and are able to season it. No mention of annual HETAS checks though. https://www.hetas.co.uk/consumer/faqs/
  12. Paul in the woods
    Perhaps Spud needs to hire an apprentice? A new potato, so to speak.
  13. Paul in the woods
    Just like people! The answer to tablets is get a Lab, our just eats them and would eat the packet given half a chance.
  14. Paul in the woods
    Yep, I really like it if the specimen isn't too old and with a bit of careful cleaning.
  15. Paul in the woods
    Could it have been a pine tree? There's needles about and it looks like Sparassis crispa.
  16. Paul in the woods
    They're not Chanterelles, at a guess could they be some form of Omphalotus?
  17. Paul in the woods
    I've been looking at those traps for rats as we also don't like using poison (we're surrounded by owls and don't want to risk them and I'm also not keen of rotting rodents in the loft!). I don't think the A18 trap has been approved for grey squirrel in the UK yet, the approval date seems to keep getting pushed back.
  18. Paul in the woods
    Interesting Stubby, is the barrel drilled all the way up or is that just an over the barrel mod? Is the chamber 3"? Just curious as I quite like .410s One thing I've found with using a shotgun is some squirrels can be very wise, either scampering out of range, hiding round the back of a tree or in dense ivy. If you've got loads of 'em I expect you'd get the numbers down greatly.
  19. Paul in the woods
    I have a similar problem, small woodland and squirrels moving in from neighbouring land. I was pleasantly surprised to notice that although more moved in the damage caused to my trees greatly reduced. So, it might be worth a go and see what happens. However, I tend to find the magpies and jays cause more trouble eating eggs and chicks.
  20. Paul in the woods
    The obvious answer is a .20! I often use a .22 air rifle at a realistic range. Often the squirrel will sit up while feeding giving you a good target.
  21. Paul in the woods
    Any trap needs to be suitably covered to stop by-catch. I've found the Bodygrip trap and Fineran box worked ok, see here for them and other options: https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/product-category/traps-trapping/squirrel-traps/ I found I could bait an area first, then set a trap and start catching within an hour. You could also bait an area on the ground for a few weeks and then try your luck with an air rifle at a suitable range.
  22. Paul in the woods
    Or a similar Nothofagus. You miight be able to narrow it down if you know where it came from, e.g. https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/plant/nothofagus-obliqua
  23. Paul in the woods
    Looks like an aging Sparassis crispa, Cauliflower fungus. Tasty if it's young, you have a positive id and you brush out all the creepy crawlies before cooking.
  24. Paul in the woods
    I wonder if anyone has done much research on habitat piles? I would expect they're better than nothing but not as good as a natural wood. One thing I've noticed with the arb guys that have done work here is that they would much rather chip than leave brash for me to create a habitat pile. It's not just small critters that like them, this year I saw a family of baby stoats playing in a large pile of brash.
  25. Paul in the woods
    I shouldn't reply really but if it's any help my Makita saw manual states "File the first cutter half with a 5.5 mm dia. round saw-chain file, then switch to a 4.8 mm dia file." You can see the manual here, page 20 : http://www.makitauk.com/products/garden-machinery/chainsaws/petrol-chainsaws/ea7900p45e-chain-saw-45cm-79cc.html

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