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Hello to the Innviertel,
an interesting photo.
But, at this height and with broad, long, and flat wood chips, it can only be from a rodent.
A false culprit is being framed with this attack.
Furthermore, the edge is rounded and stripped of bark. A woodpecker works differently. Woodpeckers only go into dead trees to create nesting cavities; this spruce seems to still be alive. Then they build cavities with only one entrance. Woodpeckers peck on trees near the ground only to search for food.
However, I cannot say which rodent this is.
Best regards, Karl

Hello Karl
Thanks for the hint, it also seemed "Spanish" to me that a woodpecker was at work here, but as can be seen on the rear root, there is almost a "drill/peck hole" visible.
Or was it even the work of "human hands"??
I will upload a "detail image" shortly

Best regards
innviertel