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what to
look out
for...
Wax Wings
We get many winter migrant birds visiting
our shores and the early cold weather will
bring some of them into our gardens. One,
regular visitor is the Field Fare. They will love
any fruit that is still laying on the ground or
devour rowan berries if there are any left!
Expect them to visit in flocks.
back to nature
A countrymans diary
This is our time now!
Most people are
already fed up with
the short evenings
and premature
cold, well freezing
weather that has
besieged us. But
for the people
that work in the
countryside, (few
though they may be)
and site visits taking place
we are gearing up to our busy
on the seventh! Whatever
time of the year.
the weather there is always
Having been sidelined for
the last four months, I have
something that can be done.
Up to the end of April next
to admit to feeling positively
year, we will plant over
buoyant about the next six
35,000 tree and hedge plants,
months and really looking
coppice about ten acres of
forward to them.
woodland, carry out selective
We have a small stock
felling in several other woods
nursery, supplying
and perform many numerous
bare-rooted tree and hedge
and varied countryside tasks.
whips along with larger
So, if it’s chucking it down
native, ornamental and fruit
with rain or the temperature
trees. The arrival of new trees
outside is sub-zero, please
and the ability to lift and
spare a thought for those of
plant the bare-rooted stock,
us who manage and maintain
is like, a starting gun to our
the countryside!
season. From now on the
team tend to work six days
a week, with preparation
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