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For now at least the rain is gone, driven on by  North winds which pale the tarmac of the winding lanes  with their cold drying breath. Despite having waned for a day, the moon appeared full last night and lit the freezing … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a wet and generally unpleasant day, so I did what any sensible individual would do and went out shooting with a bunch of like-minded idiots. The rough shoots, as opposed to the more formal days (still a relative term with … Continue reading →

The day wasn’t quite as exciting as the title might suggest as I spent all day plucking (yes I did say plucking). Every year the unwanted cockerels are fattened up and killed for the freezer and while I was at it, I … Continue reading →

The White family Christmas tree plantation must be almost half my age now and where neat little Norwegian Spruces once grew, skinny giants now dominate. Every year we select trees for each family and this year there was an added bonus  – 12 foot of firewood with every specimen as only … Continue reading →

Hedge laying season has begun! Friend Chris has come down to provide the strength and good looks and between us we  put down about 45m of hawthorn hedge beneath the day’s dull grey sky.  At around 3.30pm the sun sank below the blanket of cloud … Continue reading →

Wow, what an Autumn! The courses have come thick and fast and have, I must also say been successful and very enjoyable.  Everyone has been great and I’ve made lots of new friends.  The latest two courses this season were ferreting on … Continue reading →

I have been overwhelmed by the continuing high level of interest in all sorts of different courses and offers of collaboration with different organisations. Things look set to remain busy as  ferreting and game prep courses fill up on the approach to Christmas and … Continue reading →

Autumn foraging courses have begun in earnest and combined  with slaughtering and skinning two hoggets and a bullock yesterday, hedge laying enquires, poultry auctions, a friend’s stag do….  life is rather full! Head beater of our small shoot A, helps out at a local … Continue reading →

Our only vehical, a top heavy looking Kangoo  still languishes at the the car doctor’s (as Em refers to the garage) with an impressive and alarmingly expensive sounding list of ailments. We hope to retrieve it this afternoon, but until … Continue reading →

Outside, the persistent drizzle that isn’t quite rain, makes the horizon indistinguishable from the sky in it’s greyness and the currant bushes’ yellowing leaves hang limp and dripping. As predicted the wet has bought on the field mushrooms and I picked a first handful.  I had intended on taking a photo for this blog, … Continue reading →