Woodland management

[mel b 2,402]

40 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

Making best use of the daylight hours mate, nights are drawing in a bit now, but it's hammock o'clock now 

 

I keep fancying a hammock , but I've just never got around to getting one. 

I've hardly seen my woodland this year . I'm trying to slowly work my way through the jobs at home .

 

[low plains drifter 10,481]

19 hours ago, mel b said:

I keep fancying a hammock , but I've just never got around to getting one. 

I've hardly seen my woodland this year . I'm trying to slowly work my way through the jobs at home .

 

They're good the hammocks mate, I've used this one in the winter with the under blanket

[mel b 2,402]

12 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

They're good the hammocks mate, I've used this one in the winter with the under blanket

I'm not sure if I'd be brave enough to use one in winter .

[low plains drifter 10,481]

Bit of brush cutting, and dead hedging today, look about, no shortage of future work in here 

 

 

[mackem 26,447]

1 minute ago, low plains drifter said:

Bit of brush cutting, and dead hedging today, look about, no shortage of future work in here 

 

 

What’s the long term plan/goal?

[low plains drifter 10,481]

6 minutes ago, mackem said:

What’s the long term plan/goal?

I'm removing the majority of the Sitka Spruce, and Larch to allow natural regeneration of the native species as this is a site of ancient woodland pre forestry planting, and am planning to plant a mixed edge of shrubs and smaller tree species on the east to west ride I've been clearing, hopefully plant up some Hazel and weaving willow coppices for rotation, maybe plant a few more Sweet Chestnut, then get back to learning and improving on my leatherwork, might try charcoal making, bee keeping etc see how it goes Mack

[mackem 26,447]

1 hour ago, low plains drifter said:

I'm removing the majority of the Sitka Spruce, and Larch to allow natural regeneration of the native species as this is a site of ancient woodland pre forestry planting, and am planning to plant a mixed edge of shrubs and smaller tree species on the east to west ride I've been clearing, hopefully plant up some Hazel and weaving willow coppices for rotation, maybe plant a few more Sweet Chestnut, then get back to learning and improving on my leatherwork, might try charcoal making, bee keeping etc see how it goes Mack

The bee keeping I wouldn’t mind trying,you could do bushcraft courses and stuff,there’s a market for it.

[low plains drifter 10,481]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

The bee keeping I wouldn’t mind trying,you could do bushcraft courses and stuff,there’s a market for it.

It's been popular for a while now all this bushcraft stuff, there was Northern Wilderness at Durham, but I think the woodland owners decided to take the woods back, I know there's a few knowledgeable people doing events, and species identification etc

[shaaark 10,756]

3 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

I'm removing the majority of the Sitka Spruce, and Larch to allow natural regeneration of the native species as this is a site of ancient woodland pre forestry planting, and am planning to plant a mixed edge of shrubs and smaller tree species on the east to west ride I've been clearing, hopefully plant up some Hazel and weaving willow coppices for rotation, maybe plant a few more Sweet Chestnut, then get back to learning and improving on my leatherwork, might try charcoal making, bee keeping etc see how it goes Mack

You're doing a grand job, lpd. 

[mackem 26,447]

21 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

It's been popular for a while now all this bushcraft stuff, there was Northern Wilderness at Durham, but I think the woodland owners decided to take the woods back, I know there's a few knowledgeable people doing events, and species identification etc

Northern Wilderness was at finchale abbey right next to Sunderland,an incongruous setting for a wilderness school.

[low plains drifter 10,481]

7 hours ago, mackem said:

Northern Wilderness was at finchale abbey right next to Sunderland,an incongruous setting for a wilderness school.

Hardly the place for a pack of knife and ferro rod carrying ruffians to be having a pish up, canny bushcraft smocks mind 

 

[mackem 26,447]

7 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

Hardly the place for a pack of knife and ferro rod carrying ruffians to be having a pish up, canny bushcraft smocks mind 

 

Those guys “are of a type”.

[low plains drifter 10,481]

Monsoon Sunday

 

[mel b 2,402]

19 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

I'm removing the majority of the Sitka Spruce, and Larch to allow natural regeneration of the native species as this is a site of ancient woodland pre forestry planting, and am planning to plant a mixed edge of shrubs and smaller tree species on the east to west ride I've been clearing, hopefully plant up some Hazel and weaving willow coppices for rotation, maybe plant a few more Sweet Chestnut, then get back to learning and improving on my leatherwork, might try charcoal making, bee keeping etc see how it goes Mack

Folks use woodland for all sorts of stuff.  I did an introductory knife making course , at a woodland . The guy also ran short bushcraft courses( building shelters etc ).

When I did the knife making course , my hammer skills were much better than the guy that was running the course . I think it must have been my years working in garages , and learning to manipulate metal with a hammer .

[low plains drifter 10,481]

3 hours ago, mel b said:

Folks use woodland for all sorts of stuff.  I did an introductory knife making course , at a woodland . The guy also ran short bushcraft courses( building shelters etc ).

When I did the knife making course , my hammer skills were much better than the guy that was running the course . I think it must have been my years working in garages , and learning to manipulate metal with a hammer .

He of the mid shaft grip