Woodland in Holton, Suffolk
I met Lin, a stranger, who’d won the gift I’d offered to Thorington Church fund raiser: a night in the cabin. It turned out she was a willow weaver, basket maker, wool twister, a remarkable creative woman. What about willow for your land? she said. So it was Sam and I motored down to near… Continue reading Willow planted
10 trees planted today, not a significant dent into the 1,000 to go, but a start. The soil was easy to dig, the plants healthy, the armour around them worked well with their slender red brown stems. The lime avenue begins.Tilia platyphyllosTilia cordata Rufio and Theo arrived unexpectedly. Brow behaved oddly, and did not engage… Continue reading Tilia cordata – Small Leaf Lime planted
The 6,000 arrived in style: they fell off the back of the delivery lorry. The plus side of taking 5 hours what should have been 2, was we got to practice our skills at discerning tree type by naked twig: maple have buds either side. Hazel and lime alternative. Silver birch thin redish ting etc.… Continue reading 6,000 trees arrive
The last photograph of the land without trees
5 things to say to you, Water, Water, Water, Water and Energy
From Jamie Mac, and I missed most of Oxford Real Farming Conference (Serena's funeral on Friday), but this Guardian article relevant to the plan to open a permissive path onto the land.
I met Lin, a stranger, who'd won the gift I'd offered to Thorington Church fund raiser: a night in the cabin. It turned out she was a willow weaver, basket maker, wool twister, a remarkable creative woman. What about willow for your land? she said. So it was Sam and I motored down to near… Continue reading Lin’s Willow
Government Land Use policy Steve Reed sets out how the most sophisticated land use data ever published will support decision-making by local government, landowners, businesses and farmers
