High winds and the threat of an incoming storm meant that this mornings woodlanders work had to be cancelled. Just in case someone did not get the early morning email calling off the gathering, I walked carefully down to the wood and spent an hour being part of an active woodland organism. The sounds, smells […]
Today was the day of the chainsaw and its labouring whine resonated around the woodland. We have been clearing an area of sycamore trees to let in sunlight and allow smaller lime, wild maple and oak trees to grow straight with balanced canopies. Its a long term project to protect the growing trees from over […]
It was very cold and windy walking along the way to the wood this morning but once inside its balding canopy, it was calm, warmer and sheltered from the wind. Is this why the wood has survived so long over time? Eleven volunteers met and worked hard to complete a long section of pathway. John […]
The woodland was full of autumnal smells and the sunlight came through the trees at a low angle. Everywhere – in small corners or by the side of pathways – fungi popped up in an amazing variety of shapes and sizes. Although we worked hard to build a sustainable dry pathway on the south side […]
