Guest Geordie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Was down on my permission the other day and saw this,was wondering if it was a woodpecker had done it? If you look at the tree it seems to have small holes in it as though it is infested with some sort of insect? Has a woodpecker been at the tree trying to get at insects? Also there seems to be claw marks? Any ideas? / Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Geordie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Must be about 8 foot off the ground and the marks on the tree were about half an inch deep,ive never seen any squirrels,but then again id been in them woods about 2 months before i seen any deer lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john b 38 Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Could be bark beetle. I had that in some ash logs I had stacked up outside but at the time we had the roof off and I was terrified that it was woodworm. If you pull a piece of the bark away you'll see little tunnels along under the bark agaianst the wood, but not actually down into the timber itself. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allrounder 47 Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 it might av been a yetty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 From my own experiance and observation, Geordie; I'd say no way is it a woodie. They tend to make a serise of bores. They don't cleave off patches like that. Probably the mystery, purple f***a that came wandering past my gaff recently! (Boar Board) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 wasp's ... they will chew away at a certain type of wood all through the summer wile building the nest.. Good god! I do believe you've cracked it wide open! Of course! Look at that damage and think of what they'll do to a fallen apple - Identacle pattern! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn B 212 Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 I would say Squirrels. Dawn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn B 212 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Yeah possibly, I just didnt think the damage looked that fresh. Dawn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Personally ,I'd go for the wasp theory .They are always chewing our fence and bare a large patch in no time . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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