Tag Archives: wildflowers
Playing Farmers
It’s always a tremendous feeling to be at the start of a wildflower-glade creation. Sowing the seeds that we collected last summer, and adding new seeds to the mix, to try to increase the biodiversity. To not do this means … Continue reading
You Could Drive A Tank Through That Gap…
A question often debated, by the various people who claim to know what they are talking about, is how wide should the path be. We have the one side who would opt for the skinny single-file track, and then the … Continue reading
Nearly Rained Off…
The blog schedule told us that we were re-staining the benches today. The weather told us different. I looked at the forecast yesterday and thought it would be rained off, so didn’t bother getting the woodstain. Today looked dry at … Continue reading
Another clearing, of sorts…
But before we get into it, you might have noticed a new tab on the menu bar named “Join In”. If you want to join in, it needs to be with us, under a designated workday. This is for insurance … Continue reading
Woodworking Workshop
This ticks so many boxes… Recycling our old picnic bench A-frames, which are made out of recycled car tyres (double win) Each wooden strip cost less than £3, so total cost is slightly over £30 We got to play with … Continue reading
Change of Plan
The schedule was telling us to re-stain our picnic benches ready for the spring. The hoar frost told us different!! So we extended our wildflower meadow slightly, and made it a bit more even on both sides of the path. … Continue reading
Another chilly one…
Bloomin’ heck!! Another absolutely freezing day today. However, after the first half hour we were starting to get a little warm under the collar!! As stated in last week’s blog, there is an abandoned bench somewhere at the bottom of … Continue reading
Now you see why…
With the heavy and what seems like continual rain over the last few weeks, you can see why we clear off the higher ballast path… It gives people the option not to have to walk through the muddy puddles. It … Continue reading
Saturday Scallops
Our first weekender for a while and we are back at the bit south of Cawston Bridleway bridge. The path runs in a roughly south-westerly direction so the edge of the path is never going to get full sun, unless … Continue reading
The Clearing Out Has Begun
It’s that time of the year again, probably a few weeks late, but everything that grew over the summer is spent, seeds dropped and needs to be cleared and stacked away from the area. The reason why we need to … Continue reading
