Pop Quiz......

[seventhdevil]

Les - Nope 

It's a trunk section from a tree probably about 5 to 6 years old....ish.  The trunk was about 8" diameter.  The colouration is strong throughout the sapwood but slightly paler at the heartwood (that's all sapwood there, no cambium).  It fades rapidly (the freshly cut end of the log looked like a sliced red onion, 24 hours later no sign).

counting the rings there is at least 25 years there chris.

[ChrisF]

counting the rings there is at least 25 years there chris.

Well that just goes to show what I know! 

[fuzzyturns]

I'd go with beech. The colour is unusual, but the rest of it is all stuff I have seen on beech before.

[roofman]

With the waste coming off like ribbons my guess is privet

[ChrisF]

I'd go with beech. The colour is unusual, but the rest of it is all stuff I have seen on beech before.

Would have been almost impressive if it weren't nearly 4 hours after I posted the answer ! 

[fuzzyturns]

Oops, I didn't read the post, apologies.

[roofman]

Me too