Land
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Send in the Scots Pines
I mentioned in a previous post that I would not plant scots pine trees on the Chayne until I had the time and the patience to work with them. They just look like ordinary pine trees until they become mature and they grow so slowly that, even if I planted them tomorrow, I would never Continue reading
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Wood work
Finding bilberry on the Chayne was a great boost. When I started work on the farm, I was under the impression that nothing had survived forty years of semi-intensive grazing by the local sheep population, but on closer inspection, little gems of bio diversity still held out. Because of the stock proof fencing around the Continue reading
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Botany: surprisingly interesting
Everyone knows that grouse love heather. The image of the grouse cock standing amidst the purple bloom is one of the most iconic symbols of British sport, but it quickly became obvious that the Chayne is decidedly lacking in this valuable plant. It is present, but only in short, springy carpets that are fast receding Continue reading
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Making a start: The Chayne
As far as I am concerned, the Chayne is a big piece of land. Highlanders might sniff and say that there is scarcely enough room to park a land rover, but to me, one thousand six hundred acres is quite a sizeable area. Roughly circular in shape and bordered on three sides by forestry of Continue reading
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“Shout on, Morgan. You’ll be nothing tomorrow”
Swn y galon fach yn torri, 1952
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