This was just one of the whispered objections to our Woodland Trust-funded woodland creation on Fremington Edge. But heyho, we did it anyway. And what an uplifting sight it is at this time of year (in our opinion anyway). When the trees are in the leaf but the bracken is yet to come up, you canContinue reading “Don’t spoil our view”
Category Archives: Bracken bashing
Before… and after
In 2020, the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected project purchased a small bracken crusher for use by landowners/farmers across the area. It can be pulled behind any ATV with a tow bar, making it handy for sites with restricted access (just like ours!). Though much of the bracken at Heggs-Castle is on steep, rocky slopes and canContinue reading “Before… and after”
Heggs-Castle Renaturing Project 