Abounded

Tag: trees

  • Nuts for Christmas

    Nuts for Christmas

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    Steve Elderkin
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    Today we reached a milestone. After months of searching for the land, surveying the land and designing the biodiversity scheme, we finally planted something. Three things. Three standard English walnut trees. I have long wanted to plant some walnut trees. Admittedly a fairly obscure desire, but there are worse vices. They are beautiful trees, provide…

  • Wet Winter Walkabout

    Wet Winter Walkabout

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    Steve Elderkin
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    We thought we had completed the Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) this week, but following a tour of the field this afternoon we need to make a few further tweaks. The HMMP sets out the management regime that will realistically achieve the targeted habitat improvement. This is not just for our use, it is…

  • Meadow, hedgerow, ponds and woodland.

    Meadow, hedgerow, ponds and woodland.

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    Steve Elderkin
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    Is this the right piece of land to dedicate to nature recovery? The Environment Act stipulates that only low grade agricultural land can be used for biodiversity schemes, to ensure that nationally we keep our most fertile and productive land for farming. We pass that test – our field is low grade and the survey…