David King came with his little red chariot and did the last grass cut along the rides. He was right, he did it faster and more effectively than I could. And I? I spent a glorious day in the wood, preparing the cabin for Serena, talking, cooking and helping Chris who came and cut up… Continue reading Land last grass cut
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Land May – flowers
Recalling when Clive came last year, and assuaged my feeling of terror of so much ragwort, by declaring what rich variety of flora was on the field - after he came again this year I walked the field and found similar gratitude. Here it is. The dominant thistle (I notice named as Scotch bastard thistle)… Continue reading Land May – flowers
Sowing seed, rain dances,
I couldn't have done it without MJ. We harrowed and sowed in the same day, up to the 12 hour, mixing hand sowing with tractor sowing. BS Species Rich Wild Grass Seed (5 x 20kg - £143/20kg)1£715.00£715.00£0.00£715.00Crimson Clover Seed (Trifolium incarnatum) (1 x 25kg)2£86.00£86.00£0.00£172.00Phacelia Seed (Phacelia tanacetifolia) (1 x 25kg)3£114.00£114.00£0.00£342.00Borage Seed (Borago officinalis) (1 x… Continue reading Sowing seed, rain dances,
Spontaneous Hazel weaving in the wood
Returned one day to find the front of the pond frame had been completely re-built, and well built and well woven. Clare and her daughter had done in one weekend. Then Clare and her son rocked up on a spring day and continued the weaving, along with Peter, who'd rocked up just to see how… Continue reading Spontaneous Hazel weaving in the wood
Tractor driving
As I sat on the tractor bumping over the furrows created by it's larger cousin on last years plough, I thought back to that moment in Time in our Life project, when I declared my desire to marry a farmer, and realised that while this would never be fulfilled, I AM a farmer. Is the… Continue reading Tractor driving
Richard Fox to wood, with TPO news
By random chance he followed me into the wood. After a firm reminder that with a TPO wood, I needed to seek permission to fell/coppice/cut back ANY tree - or at least any tree born prior to the TPO which was an early one, 1949. Ah so that’s ok, we’ve just felled silver birch which… Continue reading Richard Fox to wood, with TPO news
Friends of Kaliwood – poems, fire, flint, paint, chai
We brushed our dust - Meg reminding us that the phrase came from a poem . Caroline the poet was with us and gave us the word Widishins - but I’ve forgotten the meaning!!! Leslie told us of the Plantation garden in Norwich which lifted her spirits. We meandered over to the field to view… Continue reading Friends of Kaliwood – poems, fire, flint, paint, chai
Vital Statistics
Purchase 12 Sept 2022 Karmafield Company 05657457 UTR 1373080923 Land Perimeter - 1,386 Area: 67,462.6 Total area: 62,361.21 m²(671,250.51 ft²)Total distance: 1.36 km(4,460.46 ft) Distance 1,401 Acres: 17 Hectares: 6.87966 Magic: https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?&startTopic=Rasters&chosenLayers=backdropDIndex,backdropIndex,europeIndex,baseIndex&box=639938:277127:641532:278190&useDefaultbackgroundMapping=false Rural Payment 1106213890 SPI SBI: 200930566 TM 40714 77694
Gary Batell to the land
Blast - no photo! Perfect timing for Gary to come to the land and add to the basket of knowledge for one who is not land savvy. He not only contributed to the 'what now' land, but invited a wider vision both for the and and Halesworth. Woodland Trust - Esther Rosewarne, may advise /fund… Continue reading Gary Batell to the land
Trevor Wright: advice on EWCO
I was fascinated in what Trevor said, I failed to ask about him, and only gleaned 28+ years in Forestry. EWCO https://www.gov.uk/guidance/england-woodland-creation-offerApply by 30 June to secure agreement offers for the following planting season. England Woodland Creation (EWCO) Forestry Commission, parallel to Countryside Stewardship and will probably merge eventually.Uplift from 10 to 15 years maintenance… Continue reading Trevor Wright: advice on EWCO
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