Kaliwood

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The creation of a wood and the death of a dog. EWCO funding received end of last year to plant 6000 trees on the land. Begun in January with Maydencroft who planted the 5,000. Community involved in the planting of a hedge on sourthern boundary and led by Sam, the 1,000 of section 7 Goz… Continue reading 2025 year Wood and Land

Sunday lunch with Fe Morris, with a walk across the land her father planted 10+ years ago, flourishing. The hedge lay is partly done by Fe (the wild version) and partly by a professional hedge layer, as organised by Suffolk Tree Wardens. It shows mainly hazel and hawthorn laid, with hazel stakes and binders, leaving… Continue reading Woodland tips: Jeanies IBCs and Fe’s ENTS and Hedge lay (and dogs of course)

The creation of the Woodland Kitchen, to rise to the standards of Suffolk County Council. Kaliwood Coppice January 1