Category: Land

Thursday, a glorious blue sky day. Traditionally Elders day, and they came - many of these photos are taken by Emily who came with her artistic eye, looked down the tubes and with Virginia took photographs of the Swaffham tree planters. Esther and Andrew, (Andrew unwittingly got bitten by Kali so I got to brush… Continue reading Tree plant 4 Thursday, Sunday and Wood sisters

As Radio 4 news declares this to be the warmest January on record, I have given myself this week as the deadline for planting, ending on Sunday - also Michael's 90th birthday. I've been enjoying these days, each one working on the land, planting, planning, marking, visualising beyond my life this growth of saplings to… Continue reading Tree plant with Chris

Despite an attempt to cancel of the major tree plant, many rocked up, a heartfelt bucket of friends came with their spades. What a glorious site. I was unprepared. As my cousin Charlie advised me some years ago while writing OU essays, 80-90% is in the preparation. I was unprepared with spades, plants, protectors, areas.… Continue reading Community Tree planting of 1,000

The culmination of two years preparation work began today, with Maydencroft team arriving at 7am. Joe and 3 piecemeal tree planters from Swaffham rocked up, and began in the north east corner. They put us, Sam, Chris, Joe and I, to shame, as we struggled with the layout of the small triangle of land allocated… Continue reading Land to wood – mass tree planting begins

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