The storm last night brought down the dead oak in the corner of the field. A great shame as it was quite majestic. It also housed the owl box but fortunately it was unoccupied (the owls are currently residing somewhere else) and miraculously undamaged.
On closer inspection the tree had almost no roots left and so it was just a matter of time before it came down. We’ll cut back some of the branches to make it safer and easier to get around. It’s quite rotten so of no use so we might leave the main part where it is to gently decompose into the ground: good for the wildlife and much less effort. Vale quercu!
