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Category: 2026
Sam on the land
Sam returned, and with his dexterous digger skill, he finished the chippings on the garden, made good the entrances and exists, and filled the pot holes. And Sam read some of Alex the Astronaught to the Wednesday tribe. The digger was a great find. I put a call out on Facebook, Lucy responded, and it… Continue reading Sam on the land
Ton of hope
An artist, Ben Quail, rocked up at the wood, with his car full of a 'ton of hope'. Hundreds of oak saplings he had collected, and nurtured over some time in various containers, held by Lowestoft earth. Here is Ben's email: Dear Rachel thanks for your kind offer If you nurture them They will grow in medium… Continue reading Ton of hope
Del Thalia and the Paulownia
I could not remember who gave me this tree with huge leaves. But luckily Del and Thalia rocked up and asked me how was the tree they left in the nursary, the one with large leaves. So I took them to where we had planted it, Richard and I, earlier this year. Thalia was a… Continue reading Del Thalia and the Paulownia
Coppicing 2026
After weeks of cancelling Thursdays, ground far too wet, we got back into the wood today. Paul, Jo, Jonathan and I. With Jonathan on Quality control and processing, Paul coppicing the hazel hawthorn, Jo learning to use the electric saw, and I on general stacking as well as chai and soup provision. Historically we coppiced… Continue reading Coppicing 2026
Filming in Kaliwood – Landed in Vosges
I tried to put off the film crew. The mud was at it's worst after the wettest year. I took a video of the river of mud. It was not Pennemunde but WW2. But they came, all the same. Jack the fixer, dog player, drone operator, among so many other things. (He even diagnosed the… Continue reading Filming in Kaliwood – Landed in Vosges
Wild Cherry or Scots Pine? Bo at 16 planted
Which one is most like me, asked Bo, finding the decision which tree to plant for his 16th birthday a tough one to make. So we began a Bo dance, dragging up knowledge of trees and finding simile to the tall handsome person called Bo turning 16 years on this earth. He had a choice… Continue reading Wild Cherry or Scots Pine? Bo at 16 planted
trees to see
The Lydham Oak is one of the largest girthed oaks in Europe, the World! With a 13-metre (42-feet) girth, this 1,000-year-old ancient oak pollard sits on land in Lydham, a small hamlet, close to the small Shropshire town (England) of Bishop’s Castle. Pictured here with this giant of the tree world is Tree Hunter Rob… Continue reading trees to see
Halesworth Spring tree proposal
Planting of Oak and Black Poplar and WillowWillow to replace the Ash that are dieing back - Succession planting. Willow as Lisa likes Willow. See Alan and Lisa standing where the Willow can be planted. Bench to be replaced. Oak a commemoration - 2 were vandalisedBlack poplar to replace the willow taken down, dedicated to… Continue reading Halesworth Spring tree proposal
Trees Through Time: Exploring the evolution of trees and forests
On the back of listening to this fascinating paleontology of trees Trees through Time, I purchased 3 climate resilient varieties today. From the favorite and apposite Jurrasic plant nursery. Hop Hornbeam (ostrya carpinifolia) Strawberry tree Arbutus andrachne Indian Horse Chestnut - Aesculus Indica
