ABtrees

Wow - just WOW ! Got to be one of the best fungi ever.

Chestnuts,Sloes,Fungi, and Spindle tree - Just lots and lots

Thanks Mick - that looks to be bang on.

I've been for a wander this afternoon - got about 25 pics mainly of buttery brown fungi on tree stems and roots - all look a bit similar to my untraines eye. I can upload a few if anyone is interested ???? But the one i would like an ID on is this one please. It really looked pale blue. About 2 inches across.

Hi 42. It is actually on an old dead Oak about 6 inches off the ground - poor photo. No need to revise your notes !

And another one ! This is the same fungi that I posted in Sept 2020 - in the same place on the same tree - only much bigger (that's my size 9 glove) ! Beefsteak anyone ? Sorry to say that I don't have that many friends (or family!) 'brave' enough to eat it so i might just leave it where it is !!!

Haven't posted on here in ages - so here's a couple of nice specimens - hope you enjoy. And yes, this seems to be a special year (for lots of stuff).

To be fair the one in the photo on the Farming UK article looks a bit overwhelmed as well ! They do make the point though it is a long term solution which relies on numbers trampling the bracken as much as eating it .

Interesting thread. Cattle are the answer - Galloways and their cousins Belted Galloways are particularly effective - apparently. Farmers trial use of livestock to control bracken without chemicals WWW.FARMINGUK.COM Farmers are trialling the use of livestock to control bracken without chemicals, with an ultimate aim to save costs while restoring habitats. Cattle and Bracken contd. – Bog Myrtle & Peat GALLOWAYFARM.BLOG Having recently written about cattle and bracken control, a brief follow-up is warranted after a walk across the hill last week. In one area where the cows often linger, bracken has been badly... I know that they have used them to very good effect on the Malvern Hills

Don't know if this is relevant to your situation but...... I was having a similar issue with my TW150 and spoke to a really helpful chap on the TW stand at Westonbirt. We went through a few 'could be this or could be thats' but he said one of the very first things to check is the distance of the strobe/sensor away from the flywheel. Even a tiny bit too far and it thinks the flywheel is slowing, the machine is getting overloaded and won't reactivate the in feed rollers. It was exactly THIS. Tiny bit of adjustment off we went again - thank goodness. Hope you have the same success.

In France atm where it was a bit cooler this morning so lots of birdsong about 6.30. So i launched the Merlin app and got the following (in no particular order): Blackbird, Blackcap, Robin, Blue Tit, Wren, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Greater-spotted Woodpecker, Pigeon, Firecrest,Woodlark, Golden Oriole, Pied Flycatcher, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Hawfinch, Short-toed Treecreeper, Crow, Nightingale, Grey Wagtail and Garden Warbler. Pleasantly surprised but have to say I probably only saw 7 or 8 of them !!!!

I agree Bill - I'd have to go for Buzzard

'Ping test .....' I was having this exact same problem on a TW125. Spoke to a thoroughly helpful chap (on the TW stand at the Arbshow) whose rule of thumb advice was to try to turn each belt (at the mid point) through 90 degrees. You should only just be able to do this = roughly the right tension ! Worked a treat for mine - they were a bit loose - tightened them up and now working fine again. Good luck. AB

Exactly THIS !

High Stubby - in central France. We regularly get some rare birds (and animals as well) especially during migration seasons and there is a huge national park just to the north of us. We are also lucky to have a river in the garden (!) and have about 40+ acres of self regen ancient woodland some marshy (mainly oak, hornbeam,cherry and alder but other stuff as well). That said, Merlin has gone completely off on one since I posted on Wednesday : I accept that we may have had Siskin,Kingfisher, Grey Partridge, Bullfinch, Goldcrest and Reed Bunting (as I have seen all those in the past) BUT ...... I think even my enthusiasm won't take me as far as : Tengmalm's Owl, Little Bittern, Ring Ouzel and one that I can't even bring myself to write down - either through inevitable ridicule or a need to keep quiet !!! I do agree btw Turtle doves are so good to see (and hear). Pic from last year - a bit crap - too far away and the piggin thing is sat in the wrong place !!!! Was out yesterday and saw a pair of Black kites (and nest) so might have to go back there again 'coz the pictures are crap ! AB