# Inspector task sheet

The Crooked Forest: looking for the work behind the curves

## 1. Audit the source record

Retrieve the named records for The Crooked Forest: looking for the work behind the curves. Record author, edition, page or section and access date. Treat a catalogue, mirror or translation of one document as the same evidence, not independent corroboration.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Build the dated evidence ledger

Measure curvature, bend orientation and scar position from permitted observations. Compare the surviving trees with dated photographs and forestry records. A reconstruction experiment would need controlled young trees elsewhere and must not damage the protected grove.

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## 3. Test the interpretation

Compare growth scars and historical timber-shaping techniques. Compare expected damage signatures with surveyed trunks. Record what would favour or weaken each explanation; leave unperformed work marked as proposed.

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