The deerstalkers' annual workday was postponed from May to July 9th.. It's amazing just how much 15 men - with machinery - can accomplish in one day.
A new fence was put up extending the hazel copppice to protect it from the deer. Using our usual frugal wood ethic, the fence poles were made of lengths of birch felled in advance by Sarah, and the netting was left over from that donated by Darren a fellow wood owner. A thoughtful person brought along an electric post hole digger. The result is a fine fence which increases the area by about a third - giving us more space to plant hazel.
But the main focus was firewood. Birch was collected and ferried up the ride, as was beech from the big tree damaged by Storm Arwen. All had to be processed. The firewood store is now stacked to the brim with neatly chopped birch and beech. Given the soaring cost of fuel it makes me feel warm inside to have a whole winter's supply for two woodburners.
Great work! Thanks to Mark and the team.
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