Organised by GreenPrint forum (Daniel). I had pleasure of meeting Jamie, a young apprentice with Greenprint - and what a dynamo. So quick to pick up, as we walked the dogs just north of Aldhurst on land adjacent to where the earth movers were creating Sizewell C. A fabulous fused beech, whose life may well… Continue reading Wild Aldhurst
Category: Woods in Suffolk
Gallowsfield Wood
At the invitation of Suffolk Tree Wardens. Met by Gerard from the Parish Council, who now owned the wood for the last 10-15 years, and Peter Holborn, who'd been involved in planting the wood in 1987, the year of the great storm. The useful hard standing on which we parked, was made when they engineered… Continue reading Gallowsfield Wood
David Kings wood
I've been reluctant to move out of my small orbit I noticed. Too stuck behind a computer screen. Remember those lock down days when we visited a wood a week? David King of Kings Landscaping spoke to me a while ago about his wood, and noticing this stay at homeness in me, asked if I… Continue reading David Kings wood
Blyford Wood
Visited late afternoon one day in July at the invitation of Nathan, who has been living on the Blyford Estate for 7 years, and hoped to live there for 70, but has to leave in 7 weeks. The landowner Miles is selling/has sold his estate. Nathan invited me before he left, to see the old… Continue reading Blyford Wood
Denton – East Wood with Jonathan Shearme
I found Jonathan Shearme and the most handsome hornbeam wood via the East Anglian Coppice Network. Exploring local woods this lockdown time, I remembered his description of managing 32 acres of hornbeam I'd recorded on our web site, and gave him a call. He invited me over - a mere 20 minutes from my door.… Continue reading Denton – East Wood with Jonathan Shearme
Stoven Woods with Rupert
Far more exciting than expected. Rupert and I biked there, on backroads, with a cool north west wind, lanes decked with weeping white hawthorn and queen annes lace verge side. A grassy green sword up to the wood, Ash with die back dominated. Inside we heard machinery, logging for firewood. Then we came upon a… Continue reading Stoven Woods with Rupert
Bungay Angels way
In search of a wood near my accountant Helen Sida, called Beech wood, Bungay, we found no entrance, but by chance came here to find Angels way. A track leading beside a Miss Havisham home complete with ice house above
Reddisham Great Wood
(Another lockdown wood). Once back from my first visit to Reddisham Great Wood, and thwarted by the Private Signs, I saw on the map that had I gone a field further, there was a track through a section of the wood. On another glorious fresh sun day, set off by bike again, this time without… Continue reading Reddisham Great Wood
Cheddiston Woods
We drove to the nearest point, despite the beauty, bright and clearness of the day, Michael suffering with hips. To think last year we were walking Australia. A good bridle path up to the wood, but not evident way in. Full of Ash, self sown likely, straight, difficult to see how much die back. Two… Continue reading Cheddiston Woods
Westall wood
A wood a day. Celebration of what is under my nose, but the grass was always greener away, so I rushed over there and did not see what was here. Visiting Frostenden woods accentuated this. Let's do a wood a day for this week, I suggested and Michael, fantastic Michael, was game. After we'd deconstructed… Continue reading Westall wood
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