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”
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Out of the ashes…
It’s hard to find a positive in the loss of living habitat, but a dead hedge feels like a good place to start.
The first rose and an answer.
A meeting on The Cluster with DEFRA earlier today about the uplands, yielded the first Primrose of the year (along with some rather fine Cartilage lichen). AND FINALLY… The answer to the question in the last blog… they all contain Yorkshire rivers in their names! Martin WW
Right tree, right place
Since forming in 2019, we’ve focused much of our efforts on woodland, scrub and hedgerow creation, putting each project through a careful consultation and design process, to ensure we’re planting only the most suitable areas, using only the most suitable species mix. Yes, we love trees, but only in the right place: Our long-term visionContinue reading “Right tree, right place”
Remember me?
Hello, good afternoon and welcome. It has been a while since a new blog post has appeared and a lot longer since I’ve posted one. Due to unexpected and expected personal circumstances I have been very busy for the last 18 months and until the last week or two have only visited The Cluster aContinue reading “Remember me?”
Light at the end of the tunnel?
It was no surprise to learn that the last 5 months have been the wettest on record for Yorkshire since 1872. The rain simply hasn’t stopped. We have had to redraw our flood plain boundaries; accommodate new springs and run off pathways; rethink our ford access contingency plan; and abandon a number of projects entirely.Continue reading “Light at the end of the tunnel?”
Heggs-Castle Renaturing Project 