When Shaun and his wife Aileen began speaking of land, at Kim and Nicks, I knew he’d be the right person to advise me during this critical time. Of course I should have started earlier. It is spring now. They arrived, Shaun with a spade, and waked through the wood out to the land. Crispin… Continue reading Visit of Shaun to Land
Category: 2024
Spring in the wood
Pond made by Crispin
Crispin arrived, with his dumper driver, Tye, on an inauspicious wet grey Monday. The ground was sodden, Crispin most pessimistic, but even so they set to, carving the pond out of the clay. George replaced Tye With MJ creating a thing of beauty of Clive the Compost toilet, Shaun arrived to give advice about the… Continue reading Pond made by Crispin
Coppice final day
Paul did the final day of coppice in the nick of time, woodpecker active. He came on the first day back of Elders so I was otherwise occupied. However, Natasha and Lil arrived the following day and we began the sorting and covering of coups on Friday. We found an ash, with bailer twin cutting… Continue reading Coppice final day
Coppice penultimate
With Paul, Jo, Goz and Natasha, we are late in the year, and feel the beginning warmth of the spring sun. Working in the last area, north west, always more than estimated. But we are almost there - oh to say, after this 10 years, finally the 5 acres of wood has been bought back… Continue reading Coppice penultimate
Fungi in wood
Neal to the land
Watch out for this sedge - it can take over
Land Brief and Map
Elders homework: If you had 17 acres of land, how would you plan it? Design Brief (worked out with Will Feb 2023) Woodland - to connect up the wildlife corridor of Kaliwood, Holton Hall Park, via the Pits to the Blyth valley. Encourage natural regeneration from existing wood typically Oak, Maple, Hornbeam, Hazel, Hawthorn.Woodland part… Continue reading Land Brief and Map
Lopham fen
After so much rain, after rivers in roads to drive through, after wading through Thransden cross roads get to Brian, the sun came out the rain stopped and we walked at Lopham fen and saw the source of the Waveney and Ouse rivers.
Friends of Kaliwood
We met for the first time this year, wading through the mud to the cabin. Here we had our work prepared. First was stripping the hazel whips which would be woven around the pond, to repair the fence originally made by John Esling, and definitely in need of repair. Chris and Clare made some replacement… Continue reading Friends of Kaliwood
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