@NeilDav87 We have 2 mules and a quad. We are steep hill farm. For getting around and gathering sheep, the quad is more versatile and can get through the mud. Mule better payloads, fencing, and general use, safer including snacker pulling. couldn't do without one.
Ancient woodland restoration underway in the ##FaughanValley removing laurel and rhododendron in the first phase to recovery of some of our rarest habitats. With only 0.04% of NI covered in ancient woodland this work funded by @HeritageFundNI and @WoodlandTrust is vital!
We are felling an area of conifers along the river corridor at the east end of Ennerdale. We will replant with Scots pine, birch, oak and willow with low density clumpy planting between the two roads to keep views of the river and encourage more diverse habitats to develop.
During my lunchbreak I achieved a lifelong ambition of seeing a Shelled Slug. Itβs very small, just 1cm long, but the flat shell, non-acute dorsal grooves, and relatively little dark speckling all seem to suggest Testacella tenuipenis. Nature always brightens a dull day!