March 2023

The birch thinning has now been completed for this season and the stems seem to be the perfect length for making up short faggots. Interestingly, the short faggot or ‘nicket’ was standardised in 1474 as measuring 3 feet long by 2 feet in circumference. Historically used as a fuel source; Read more…

Now that spring is upon us and the bracken has withered, it’s time to thin out the new plantation. Lots of self-set Douglas fir and Scots pine have emerged from the undergrowth, and I guess, I must have now cleared over 1000! I’ve kept a few on, to fill out Read more…