It’s doubtful if we’d have much of a forest at all in what we call The Cabin Woods if we hadn’t used tree sleeves to protect them at planting stage. One friend from Wales said when he was visiting here “The hares are the size of a small pony!” Well, – that’s a slight exaggeration, [...]
Last week I went to Copenhagen to visit a long time friend who I hadn’t seen for many years. Nothing to do with climate change talks or trees, – just a holiday to recharge the batteries and have some farm-free fun time. It was a great little trip. Just five days. I came home feeling [...]
Next month Pro Silva Ireland is holding a forest trip at Baronscourt, County Tyrone. It promises to be a fairly packed event, both with people and with information and things to see. I’ll be writing more about it as the date (3rd October) draws nearer, or look on the Pro Silva Ireland website. We had [...]
Last summer I ran an informal workshop on the farm on the subject of tending young woodlands. About twenty people turned up on the Saturday morning. The deal was that in the morning I’d show people through the woods and offer what I have learned about tending the woods. After lunch we would do some [...]
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