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What a tool...
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Tips for dealing with newly planted woodland?
Welshfred replied to smallguy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Btw what have you planted, just out of interest? I'm currently tending some pure sweet chestnut and some in a mix with oak over about 2 acres, planted between 2012 and 2023. Most of the 2012s are very well established but it's been hard on a bad bracken patch where I neglected the early cleaning and have had to do successive waves of beating up... -
Tips for dealing with newly planted woodland?
Welshfred replied to smallguy's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
That will depend on the "weed" regrowth. If there's bramble or bracken you'll need to clean around them once or twice each summer for two to three years or until they are clear of the undergrowth. Then you can also spot any losses and beat up accordingly. On one of my summer rounds this year I put red ties on the canes of any dead ones to spot them easily for replacing. Although as I go round doing this with the low winter vegetation I'm finding some I missed amongst the 7 foot high summer bracken forest. I'm tempted to use the red ties on all of them at planting stage next time. -
Elm? Is it suckering?
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But which Lime? Small leaved, large leaved, other?
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A common sense approach to immigration? It’s clear Britain can’t survive without immigration. Now Labour must convince voters | Simon Jenkins | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Yet more evidence shows that we will only rely on it more as time goes on. It’s time to debate it without toxic rhetoric, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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It's actually more of a silage desert round here. Hence all the nitrate rich slurry being sprayed about ( in an already slightly more controlled manner...) I appreciate your sentiment though and yes in some areas I think regenerative agriculture is proving effective economically as well as for soils, carbon, biodiversity. All still v fragmented on a national scale though.
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Interesting. Welsh gov have designated all of Wales a nitrate vulnerable zone. Farmers will have to account for all the N spread on the land with extra regs relating to application before rain and storage. It should already be fully implemented but kickback from the farmers has delayed it again and again.
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And dimmed again- Farms' Natural Resources Wales sheep dip disposal ban for rivers WWW.BBC.CO.UK Welsh farmers banned from disposing of waste sheep dip on their land over river pollution fears It batters my head they've been spraying it everywhere all this time. A long overdue change although I don't know how long it will take to fully implement. Or how long it will take for all the residual chemicals to leach out of the ground. FFS again. Good news on the neonics though, grab it where you can I suppose...
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Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences | Environment | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent It'll be interesting to see how this pans out. Personally I believe those prepared to sacrifice their freedom to push awareness of the climate/biodiversity crises are some of the heroes of our time. All those convicted were prepared to go to prison but the lengths of the sentences were surprising and unprecedented given not just the human rights issues but also the horrendous state of UK prison overcrowding/ costs to taxpayer of imprisonment.
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‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot | DeepSeek | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Trump calls emergence of DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ amid doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom You've got to laugh... All that imaginary money - gone.....
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FFS
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That'll be down to avian flu. Think RFK can handle that?
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Shame
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Try Woodlots
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Or Lynx? Couldn't resist...
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Does this tree pose a threat?
Welshfred replied to blackarrow's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
How tall is it likely to get? Will you still be happy with it there in 10 years time? Or 20? Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr., white fir, is a large forest tree from 60 to 200 feet in height that can live up to 300 years or more. WHITE FIR - USDA Plants Database -
I might be thinking more of the 260, the 261 is a bit different in design, esp anti vib wise. But I imagine that manifold is still a potential weak spot that could affect starting...
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Check manifold for air leakage, they do split after time. A good (gentle) poke around with a torch and a screwdriver should reveal any splits. Or, esp if your anti vibs are worn, the manifold can disconnect at either end.
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You do realise the whole debacle over hotel expenses only arose because the Tories refused to process claims on the grounds it would be a pull factor for future migration? A political choice at odds with the country's best interests. Now the new lot are trying to get to grips with things you seem intent on blaming them for the inherited mess. Using boats as a metaphor, the bigger they are the longer it takes to turn them around... What is it they say about patience?
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To kill a squirrel from a cage trap without a gun place a Hessian sack over the door end, open the door within the sack (sounds tricky but it's ok) and the animal will usually head for the dark "safe" space in the sack. Then carefully remove the sack, sealing the opening, the squirrel will go for the corners where you can pinion it with your foot and give it the required whack. All very controlled, minimal stress all round. Works for rats too. Young mink really didn't want to go in the sack but did eventually. Adult mink need bigger traps and shooting not whacking.
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I saw an interview, I think with one of those who went, can't remember his name. Anyway, the effort that went into that project (a vanity project really) can't be repeated by government today. Mainly because of the Enormous mass of fossil fuel you need to carry to burn your way out of earth's gravity. He said " it's amazing what you can do with 400,000 staff and an unlimited (!!!) budget" Imagine if that focus had gone into clean power like fusion we could've colonised the solar system and be halfway to alpha centuri by now. Oh, and we wouldn't have f**ked up Earth with the last 50 years of fossil burning.
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Yawn
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Planting options post PR.
Welshfred replied to Whoppa Choppa's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Theres are a list of all the likely planted tree species in the UK and their pathogen threats. Only 2 (!) have no perceived threats - Field Maple and one of the Abies sp. I've been planting Field Maple but Noble Fir is an annoying weed for me so won't be adding to that problem. My point though is virtually nothing is a safe bet, my opinion is site appropriate complex mixtures are the way to go and something will probably do ok. There's some FC publications about planning planting for future resilience.
