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Over the years of our opening the garden we have had so many comments about the hazel tunnel we build every year or so (depending on the winter weather) that I thought we’d give you a quick insight into how it is constructed. First of all, harvest your hazel poles. We are fortunate in having two areas from which we can select just the right size sticks, although those in our new… Read More
You may have seen our recent article in the magazine of the Small Woods Association (SWA) of which we have been members for a few years now. We put a copy on Facebook and Instagram, but here’s the story behind it. The SWA are a lovely bunch of people, both staff and fellow members, who are really interested in making the most of the thousands of small patches of woodland scattered all… Read More
Apologies to Sir Elton for the title, but it just seemed perfect! Those of you who have been here will have trodden – maybe without realising it – on many a woodchip path. This is just a little insight into how some of those paths come into being. It all tends to start with a bit of felling or a tree blowing over. This produces some firewood and lots of useless branches… Read More
We’ve had a fantastic year – busy, but well worth it. To start with, we welcomed nearly 900 visitors to the garden, most of them in small groups of two or three, but also the BIG charity weekend for the National Garden Scheme when 233 came streaming through the gates! We also did the Herefordshire (don’t ask!) Gardens in the Wild weekend of which more in Sue’s blog following on soon….! We… Read More
We do have a woodland management plan for our 3.5 acres of forest which, as those who have visited know, is a very special part of the mix of habitats and experiences that our garden has to offer. The problem is that aforementioned management plan is in my head… So having been invited to host a visit on the 18th June for members of the Small Woods Association is an excellent prompt… Read More
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