| This month, a local council lopped the branches off conker trees to stop children hurting themselves and the trees are to be replaced with a different species. |
| A survey found that almost one-sixth of schools banned conker matches over safety fears. |
| Picking the right conker is a big gamble, but usually as long as it's fresh and has a nice gloss it will be fine. |
| It's a beautiful thing, the leather rich brown and shiny as a conker and trimmed with brass. |
| Competition in the ring was ferocious as fearless competitors risked their knuckles and aimed to split the conker at the end of a leather string held by their opponent. |
| Here, each competitor randomly selects a conker from a bag, rather than play with his own equipment. |
