Posts Tagged ‘ruralskills’
Drystone Walling with Nic Kirkham
The field boundary wall at Pudsham Meadows has been standing for hundreds of years and was in need of some well deserved TLC, which was delivered by an enthusiastic cohort of walling students on our recent drystone walling course. Instructor Nic Kirkham, of the Dry Stone Walling Association, joined us to offer a free two…
Read MoreHundreds Enjoy Walling Competition Spectacle
On Saturday the 27th of June Dartmoor played host to the Ellwood Classic National Walling Competition for the first time. Wallers travelled from all over the country to take part in a day of competitive walling, put on by the Ellwood Branch of the Drystone Walling Association, with individuals and pairs taking on the challenge…
Read MoreGuest Blog: Trees of Pudsham
Blackthorn and Hedgecraft – an ancient relationship between man and nature ‘A well-laid and tended blackthorn hedge is all but impenetrable and will last for centuries…Anglo –Saxon charters mention black and hag-thorn rows and twenty-four very old hedges which must have been very old indeed, including six roe-hedges, two wolf hedges and one hart hedge.’Oliver…
Read MoreDrystone Walling at Pudsham
The drystone wall which encloses our land at Pudsham has been in need of attention, as movement of stones has meant that sheep are able to get in on occasion. Although the herb rich meadows are probably a tasty treat, we have a management plan in place which means that short term grazing, by Dartmoor…
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