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| I am holding up the example of an Oak Gall as a product of nature that does not belong in a popular category. It is not a plant or an animal. Insects (gall wasps in this case) secrete chemicals that induce the formation of galls. The larva is inside and does not harm the host. Many such different growths occur on different species of trees and the insect secretion may have a different impact on different species of tree. I also know of the Saw Flies having similar habits. The Woodland Trust has useful (and better qualified) information on this whole subject. The Woodland Trust can ve visited on this URL (new window). If this link fails please let me know. |
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| February 3rd. 2024 |
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| Apologies for the poor images but I was not carrying the correct (macro) lens for the task: February 3rd. 2024 |
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| Returned with a macro lens in my pack: February 6th. 2024 |
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| February 6th. 2024 |
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| This is the actually 2 metre tall Oak which has a number of Galls attached. The route 6 map has been marked with a green arrow to denote the position of the tree, though I noted a small Oak with Galls on the roadside between Errwood Hall car park and the Packhorse Bridge. They can be found anywhere (SK 01597 74887 - Elev: 306): February 6th. 2024 |
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| August 18th. 2024 |
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