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- Mon May 20, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: West Devon
- Topic: Old trees
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Re: Old trees
Thanks for the help and advice Donna and Steve! I will take a look.
- Wed May 15, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: West Devon
- Topic: Old trees
- Replies: 3
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Old trees
We have a beautiful old Ash tree on the edge of one of our meadows and I wondered if anyone had any information on the importance of these old trees within a meadow setting. I know they can sustain over a hundred different species of plants and animals and I would be interested to know if I could so...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: West Devon
- Topic: Beginner Scythe Course Wednesday 29th May 2024
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Beginner Scythe Course Wednesday 29th May 2024
West Devon Meadows Group is holding a scything course for beginners next month on Wednesday 29th May 2024. The course will be run by Kevin Austin from skyegrove.co.uk, a very experienced scythe user and teacher. May is early to cut meadows but Kevin has several areas on his 10 acre site which will b...
- Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:07 pm
- Forum: West Devon
- Topic: Autumn Scythe Course
- Replies: 1
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Re: Autumn Scythe Course
Many thanks to all of those who have expressed an interest in an Autumn Scything Course. Please find details below: When: Wednesday 28th September 2022 10am - 4pm Where: Nightingale Cottage, Germansweek EX21 5BP. If you’ve never been to Germansweek, it is definitely worth a visit! Tutor: Kevin Austi...
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 8:13 am
- Forum: West Devon
- Topic: Autumn Scythe Course
- Replies: 1
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Autumn Scythe Course
Has everyone been fortunate enough to use a scythe either in their meadow or on their lawn? Scything can be done year round, is kinder to wildlife and a highly effective and enjoyable way of cutting grass, brambles, bracken etc. The West Devon group would like to run a course for interested members ...
- Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:12 am
- Forum: Identify This
- Topic: Moth Identification
- Replies: 1
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Moth Identification
I wonder if anyone is able to identify this moth for me. He was quite big (about 2cm I think) with beautiful markings, sheltering beneath nettles and damp grass. Apologies for poor photo quality. Annemarie
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:07 am
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Orchard A Year In England's Eden
- Replies: 0
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Orchard A Year In England's Eden
I have just completed this lovely month by month account of life in an old Herefordshire orchard (Benedict McDonald & Nicholas Gates). This book offers an enjoyable ramble through the many animal species that make the orchard home and references several old English apple varieties which is helpf...