Simon

The outdoors is my natural habitat ,fortunate to work in some of Herefordshire's woodlands , growing food for family and friends

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Iam afraid I don't, everything is very much at the growing stage

[Simon @graspatree]

On suitable ground, the growing of cricket bat willows can be a quick way of capturing carbon. The logs in the photo were sets I planted in 2001 , they were recently cut to be replaced with new trees this winter. Hundreds of new bats will be made from the timber.

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The colour of the River Wye this morning outside our home in Herefordshire.
Top soil coming off the fields and heading out to sea

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The colour of the River Wye this morning outside our home. Top soil coming off the fields and heading out to sea.

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Petition: Reform the Grocery Supply Code of Practice to better protect farmers https://t.co/DjnwKVmfmX

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Looking forward to attending next week's Agroforestry show. https://t.co/lb7qti51e3

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This time of year I also keep a tub of mealworms in the boot of my car. When I get home ,I scatter some out for the birds to feed on. Today the Robin whose been enjoying them over the last month or so has attracted another Robin to enjoy the feast

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Planted with 1600 trees per hectare in 2013 our 3 acre wood is having its first proper phase of work, selecting and pruning the better trees, pollards to give space and let in light, crucial work that stops the canopy closing in and killing all vegetation plus improving tree form

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Sheets being laid out today in anticipation of a good acorn harvest later this month. The seed will be picked up and used for growing on into seedlings and eventually to our oak trees of the future

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@DallynLee Hi Lee , keep your cereal production going on your best ground. On your poorer areas I have had success with growing Christmas trees, cricket bat willows and Hazel for hedging stakes and heatherings,long term investment but some options can still be grazed by sheep and pigs

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A few pictures highlighting the damage grey squirrels can do to young trees . The silver birch have been more bark stripped than the oak ,the oaks main leader will now die back reducing its potential timber value.

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@gallowayglens @EadhaAspen @BordersForest @WoodlandTrust I bought the wild pears from a very good tree nursery called Parks Farm,now sadly closed . Pyrus pyraster I believe is the Latin name

[Simon @graspatree]

@blackgull Not to late to adjust this planting in line with current thinking. Hand may be forced to fell ash groups. Could then enrich with shade tolerant species Inc hornbeam, Yew ,Hazel etc. Pick up shelters to try and use again . Halo thin round good formed oak ,hoping for 80 ish per ha

[UN Climate Change @UNFCCC]

What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic, and this also applies to the impacts of rapidly melting #permafrost. The only solution is to cut emissions.
https://t.co/26iwMw5KwZ

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Coffee, cashew and avocado growers will be ‘seriously affected’ by climate change | @GAViglione w/ comment from @bunn_coffee

https://t.co/prgDVMu1HD"

[Phoebe Weston @phoeb0]

"Something that should be a great force for good has turned into a corporate gold rush, trading in carbon credits." | George Monbiot https://t.co/hREWNsbOCc

[Landscape Alliance @TheLandAlliance]

For generations, women in West Africa have produced shea butter for home consumption & sale for use in cosmetics and cuisine. Now, their way of life is undergoing transformation as the ancient Shea trees disappear, jeopardizing their earning power. @CIFOR
https://t.co/G6wodwo2OT

[Simon @graspatree]

I clearfelled this ash wood last year due to dieback. The branchwood has been put into rows adding habitat,some has been chipped. Today starting to replant, sessile oak,hornbeam Yew and a variety of shrub species . 1 5m shelters to keep fallow deer from browsing the trees

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The two cherries in the photo were planted at the same time as the oak trees behind ,an example of how species grow at different speeds. If the cherry were spread across the whole site,their growth will dominate slow growing species , shading species like oak out. #ForestryHour