Down in his wood Julian is angry with the squirrels, and shows the sort of damage they can do. woodlands.co.uk
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luckyly, the grey has not arrived in berlin yet! and i really hope for him - the grey squirrel - will NEVER make his way into my city.
in one sense it wont do harm to the tree iteself? its taken off the cambium and left a gaping hole for decay... it harms the tree
great video, i think we should introduce measures like with the crayfish, if you see a grey squirrel and you have a means of killing it then do so, but make sure you eat it, it tastes great and its abundant in our woodlands
Hi Julian, Please don't worry about your Squirrels. Have you heard of "Dead wood habitat"? It is probably the most significant form of habitat affecting biodiversity. Our woodlands are enriched by dead wood and by standing dead wood, It allows access to insects, fungi, moss and lichen which in turn benefits birds, mammals and reptiles.
I can think of two reasons for worrying about Grey Squirrels, the first would be if you owned a commercial wood and managed your trees for profit but "woodlands" sell small amenity woods and make it clear on their website that these woods are too small to provide a significant return.
The other reason would be if there was any possibility of a return of the Red Squirrel and that would depend on your location.
In my dark wood I admit that I employ migrant labour to create dead wood habitat. They work for peanuts. Like many men before me, I have noticed how beautiful they are. Not everyone can see that.
For a professor you don't seem to know much about the life in your wood. Give it time.