tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post3375502678000243681..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Monday night miscellany - from greyhounds to ghosts via seafood and spinGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-87760863609348628212012-10-31T10:42:03.534+00:002012-10-31T10:42:03.534+00:00The 2 trees I removed from the Swans Island were f...The 2 trees I removed from the Swans Island were for the safety of the swans and the island itself. I planted them initially as cover when the Island was created, but the swans needed all round vision when nesting. In addition during flood or spate conditions many large trees are washed down river and were likely to hit any trees growing on the island, resulting in damage to the island itself. jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-66947844539420558972012-10-30T22:03:56.721+00:002012-10-30T22:03:56.721+00:00Didn't Joe Telfer get some trees removed himse...Didn't Joe Telfer get some trees removed himself from the lower riverside a couple of years ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-91477435814222614712012-10-30T08:50:55.840+00:002012-10-30T08:50:55.840+00:00Are you seriously telling us that Academy bairns a...Are you seriously telling us that Academy bairns are being given a class to inform them where seafood comes from?! <br /><br />Here's a little prompt for them, the answer is all in the name 'sea' food!doh!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-61087971993607075752012-10-30T00:30:48.910+00:002012-10-30T00:30:48.910+00:00I think the underplanting you mentioned would be f...I think the underplanting you mentioned would be far better if it was Rowan and Hawthorn and brambles. Trees and bushes that would provide food for the wildlife would be more suitable and sensible.jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.com