Lego Log Cabin rebuilt as Thoreau’s cabin
Over on hutters.uk I’ve posted some seasonal stuff about Lego log cabins. As a family, huts and cabins are a Big Thing, mostly because of… Read More »Lego Log Cabin rebuilt as Thoreau’s cabin
Woodland Hutting
I’ve added a page over on the Hutters.uk website about Woodland Hutting – a proposal to extend the rival of hutting that has started in… Read More »Woodland Hutting
A rocking chair
Last month I invested in a wooden rocking chair for the log cabin. There have been benches there for years but on an evening you… Read More »A rocking chair
Storm Alex in the log cabin
I’d planned to spend most of the weekend at Century Wood before the warnings about Storm Alex started, and after a close look at the forecasts I went ahead. Despite 18 hours of continuous rain, the overnight stay was comfortable and I got a lot done on Sunday which was dry.
I made this quick video of the rain when I arrived on Saturday afternoon. It was basically like that until about 9am on Sunday. I got some firewood from the log store, fired up the wood stove, and unpacked the car.
Read More »Storm Alex in the log cabinResponse to the England Tree Strategy Consultation
I’ve been writing a response to this year’s England Tree Strategy Consultation. This is the essentially the final draft, which I will submit before the deadline on the 11th: TreeStrategy2020Response.pdf
I focus on three problems with the planning system and the the new firewood regulations:
- Consistent national guidelines for the minimum size of sheds, barns etc which will be viewed as reasonably necessary for forestry.
- Processing wood into finished products should be classed within the definition of forestry, when using wood from the same woodland.
- Woodland-based education should be classed as forestry.
- The legal requirement to join the Woodsure auditing scheme at the cost of hundreds of pounds a year will wipe out any profit for many small woodland owners.
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Wood Tractor: lawn tractor
I’ve bought this second hand lawn tractor to convert into a sort of “wood tractor” to use at Century Wood. At the weekend, I took the tractor to the wood to try it out in its stock configuration, before making any mods to it, and made the YouTube video at the end of this post.
Mowing the Glade video
I’ve just uploaded a video showing the scythe mower I’ve written about before in action, in the Glade at Century Wood.
Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau died 158 years ago today, on 6th May 1862, at the young age of 44. Tuberculosis finally carried him off 17 years after the… Read More »Henry David Thoreau
Facebook groups
For a couple of years I’ve maintained two woodland groups on Facebook: “Woodlanders” (1666 members) and “Woodscraft” (1032). Today I added a third: “UK Woodland Owners” which has reached 121 members in 9 hours!
“Into the forest” by Qing Li
This concise but beautifully illustrated book was originally published as “Shinrin-Yoku: the art and science of forest bathing” but now appears as “Into the forest: how trees can help you find health and happiness“. There is plenty of substance behind the pictures: Qing Li is regarded as the world’s leading expert on forest medicine, and was instrumental in providing a scientific basis for the benefits of Japanese shinrin-yoku or “forest bathing”.