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2016
15th December 2016
Last outing this year. The
usual suspects, laying the orchard hedge returning to the track.
Thin pickings of elm suckers and thorn with few hazel stools. Mild
with a slight easterly and low cloud. We worked through a short
unforecasted shower, feeling all the better when it eased off.
Repaired to T ...
13th December 2016
A new grant opened on 10 November aimed at encouraging planting
of new large-scale multipurpose woodlands across the country. This
will help to meet Government's future carbon targets and
deliver a wide range of other benefits including increased
recreation, biodiversity, improved water quality, pr ... 5th December 2016
Eddie Kay writes "A grand day
out coppicing at Moor Farm. Dull and overcast, no wind, 10 Dec C
and midges active. Soon stripped layers to T-shirt, dripping sweat
and was absorbed into the zone of "the doing of it". The steepness
of the bank is not captured in the photos and the ups and downs,
pitte ... 28th November 2016
Chill easterly wind with the sun breaking through on occasion.
Not much laying done but much thinning and clearing, with bonfires.
It was lovely to meet up and a grand day out.
Risk Assessment
Site Induction
Chainsaw use at Tucking Mill
Woodland Management
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7th November 2016
Perfect autumn day, cold bright
and sunny. The lane being closed near to the turn off for the farm
caused the forming of a small convoy seeking an alternative route.
The Benny Hill chase routine comes to mind as we followed a member
of the group with a Sat-Nav zigzagging around the lanes. We
eventu ... 23rd October 2016
Work started hedge-laying the final side of the orchard.
Risk Assessment
Site Induction
Chainsaw use at Tucking Mill
Woodland Management
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6th October 2016
Eddy's thoughts about the first work party of the season: First
outing of the wooding year yesterday. On arrival we found that the
land owners were about to leave for a wedding in Austria. Over a
period of time, the usual suspects made an appearance. It was good
to see them after the summer break. ...
24th July 2016
Volunteers from Sustainable Crediton's woodland and hedgerow
group are looking for local areas of small woodland to manage next
winter using the ancient craft of coppicing.
Team leader Charles Mossman explains,"Coppicing goes back many
hundreds of years and is a completely sustainable system for
m ... 24th July 2016
Following our press release in the Crediton
Courier in June in which we stated we were looking for small
areas of woodland for coppicing work, we were contacted by the
owners of Moor Farm , near Morchard Bishop. Moor Farm has about 50
acres of semi-ancient natural woodland in several lots which nee ... 21st March 2016
Clearing the site, burning
brash, baking potatoes and other things and the on site AGM! There
was much talk of monetising, franchising, diversifying and going
global. Running rural skills courses.
Hedge Group AGM
... 7th March 2016
The journey out and home in
sunshine, the rest of the day overcast with a very light drizzle, A
persistant northerly caused significant wind chill and potatoes and
butternut squash baked in the embers were most welcome. The
hedge-laying was finished, but due to the overall dampness of the
brash, we ... 29th February 2016
Six of us turned out on a beautiful day at Poltimore Church
where we continued to cut the beech hedge to about 4 feet high. We
cut 8 trees down to size. The remaining 15 or so trees are
positioned such that they will fall either on a wrought iron fence
or the lovely old stone wall. How we will proc ... 15th February 2016
Eddy Kay writes "Hedging at
Zeal Monachorum. Brilliant clear frosty start, -3 deg C with a
chilling North wind. The sun on our backs caused the shedding of
scarves and jackets as work progressed. We had a nice run of hazel
stools spaced 1 metre apart, affording a ready supply of steepers
and all wa ... 28th January 2016
We will be cutting an overgrown beech hedge to about 4 to 5 feet
high.
We had a good day today. Pete and John were joint leaders.
Charles did the admin. We had 6 people attend (Charles, Pete, John,
Eddy, Alan and Terry). Charles gave Terry his induction for the
site. Perfect weather.
Pete used a ... 11th January 2016
Sunny and bright, with a chill wind and the threat of showers.
Dave's saw was performing below par and it fell to meEddy to take
on the felling. Some awkward leans were overcome with Pete's rope
skills, both lashing and anchoring coming to the fore, the man is a
legend in some parts of Poltimore. A ... |