on the road
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One thousand year old oak tree
In praise of trees, your photos.
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asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
Lone tree with vultures.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
An oak forming an arch over the road, from a recent ride:
on the road
Über Member
The first signs of autumn 
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
Trees used as point of interest against the 'canvas' of a bleak autumn sky.
Black and white is to make it look classy and professional.
*thinks: must put this in the photography thread too*
Black and white is to make it look classy and professional.
*thinks: must put this in the photography thread too*
theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
on the way to high force
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totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
I think this autumn [and now winter] is incredible for the leaves that are still on the trees here are 2 pics from today's ride [posted elsewhere too] contrasting a willow and a horse chestnut, could be 2 different seasons
Competition for best Oak picture taken this week on a bike ride? The oaks are looking amazing right now but after Thursday I doubt there will be many leaves left.
Competition for best Oak picture taken this week on a bike ride? The oaks are looking amazing right now but after Thursday I doubt there will be many leaves left.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
One from a ride last week:
As @totallyfixed says, there are a surprising number of trees still in full leaf very late in the year. According to Bill Foggitt (who was a noted amateur weather forecaster and spent a lifetime studying which bits of weather folklore worked and which didn't), this is a good indicator of a harsh winter coming in. It'll be interesting to see how it works out this time.
As @totallyfixed says, there are a surprising number of trees still in full leaf very late in the year. According to Bill Foggitt (who was a noted amateur weather forecaster and spent a lifetime studying which bits of weather folklore worked and which didn't), this is a good indicator of a harsh winter coming in. It'll be interesting to see how it works out this time.
Na nah nah our trees are worth more than all your trees.
The cost of replacing felled mature trees along the planned NGT Trolleybus route in North Leeds could be as much as £14 million, according to an independent tree expert.
But transport chiefs, who dispute his figures, will replace them with smaller trees worth just £700,000.
Arboricultural consultant Sam Turner was commissioned by a local residents’ group to carry out the survey, using methods employed by councils to evaluate trees.
Some 500 trees, many of them mature, will be cut down if Trolleybus is given the go-ahead. Transport chiefs have pledged to replace felled trees on a three-for-one basis and to replace any replanted trees which die within the first five years, but residents fear the impact will negative.
Mr Turner said: “ The calculation depends on a number of factors, including how old the tree is and where it is. A mature tree in a prominent position on a roundabout, for example, would be worth more in monetary terms, than one of similar age in the middle of a wood.
“Some of the mature trees I viewed on part of Otley Road I estimate to be worth around £50,000.
“The plan is to replace them on a three-for one basis but the trees they put back will not be as mature as some of the ones they take out, so in terms of giving the same benefit, we may have to wait 50 years or so for that.”
Mr Turner was commissioned to undertake the report by Drummond/Churchwood residents’ association, whose members are opposed to the controversial transport scheme.
Alison Larkin, from the group, said: “We are concerned about the impact of tree loss all the way down the NGT route.”
She said trees were important for stemming noise pollution, reducing storm water run-off and cutting carbon dioxide levels.
A Metro spokesman said: “The CAVAT method reflects a tree’s contribution as a public amenity and cannot be used to calculate a tree’s replacement cost.
“In his report Mr Turner has ascribed a value to the replacement trees on the day they are planted, rather than when they have reached any maturity.
“The NGT scheme proposes to plant over 1,700 replacement trees and over 60,000 square metres of woodland.”
The cost of replacing felled mature trees along the planned NGT Trolleybus route in North Leeds could be as much as £14 million, according to an independent tree expert.
But transport chiefs, who dispute his figures, will replace them with smaller trees worth just £700,000.
Arboricultural consultant Sam Turner was commissioned by a local residents’ group to carry out the survey, using methods employed by councils to evaluate trees.
Some 500 trees, many of them mature, will be cut down if Trolleybus is given the go-ahead. Transport chiefs have pledged to replace felled trees on a three-for-one basis and to replace any replanted trees which die within the first five years, but residents fear the impact will negative.
Mr Turner said: “ The calculation depends on a number of factors, including how old the tree is and where it is. A mature tree in a prominent position on a roundabout, for example, would be worth more in monetary terms, than one of similar age in the middle of a wood.
“Some of the mature trees I viewed on part of Otley Road I estimate to be worth around £50,000.
“The plan is to replace them on a three-for one basis but the trees they put back will not be as mature as some of the ones they take out, so in terms of giving the same benefit, we may have to wait 50 years or so for that.”
Mr Turner was commissioned to undertake the report by Drummond/Churchwood residents’ association, whose members are opposed to the controversial transport scheme.
Alison Larkin, from the group, said: “We are concerned about the impact of tree loss all the way down the NGT route.”
She said trees were important for stemming noise pollution, reducing storm water run-off and cutting carbon dioxide levels.
A Metro spokesman said: “The CAVAT method reflects a tree’s contribution as a public amenity and cannot be used to calculate a tree’s replacement cost.
“In his report Mr Turner has ascribed a value to the replacement trees on the day they are planted, rather than when they have reached any maturity.
“The NGT scheme proposes to plant over 1,700 replacement trees and over 60,000 square metres of woodland.”
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totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
It may have all it's leaves but it is looking a bit off colour
, however that one does not count, it has to be taken this week, cut off end of play Friday. [nice try though].
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totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
At Burleigh House Stamford today, Mistletoe.
More than a little odd this one, positively surreal
More than a little odd this one, positively surreal
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Autumnal silver birch at Loch Lochy.
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