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  • Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    slowworm reacted to PaulSanderson's post in the thread Wild camping dartmoor threatened again with Like Like.
    Coming from a farming family, I see this both way. The amount of damage, cost, and ultimatly liability that many landowners face due to...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Ten k car recommendations?.
    That would rule out Dacia, the Duster has reverse under 5th (bizarrely the manual tells you to lift a ring on the stick before selecting...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Chimney Sweeping..
    The sound of a pot smashing? Ours is a simple job as there's an external door on the chimney and the pot is not capped. Modern rods...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What did you forage today?.
    Not foraging as such, but might be useful for others, our bamboo is now throwing up huge shoots which are edible and actually quite nice...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What wildlife did you spot today?.
    Yesterday I spotted a grass snake in one of my compost bins. Today I spotted two grass snakes in the same bin. Anyone know how to tell...
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    slowworm replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    Another bee hotel* to add to the other three which are being filled up by our leaf cutter bees. * Also known as a log with multiple...
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    slowworm reacted to Glow_worm's post in the thread Emergency Preparedness Guides with Like Like.
    Cough, cough! That's the problem with the term 'Bushcraft', it's somewhat ambiguous. It covers quite a wide variety of things. For...
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    slowworm replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.
    They make a good sized candle, how well do they release the set candle? If you are making quite a few candles I would use a long piece...
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    slowworm reacted to demented dale's post in the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY? with Like Like.
    I made some candles using my new molds. I came up with an ingenious way of setting the wicks up as well which I will post in the TOP...
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    slowworm replied to the thread What wildlife did you spot today?.
    Looks like a female broad bodied chaser.
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    slowworm replied to the thread Orchids, and looking after them.
    In many places here they can come and go. I have seen them disappear when you get too much scrub. Here's a couple more photos, one...
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    slowworm reacted to Glow_worm's post in the thread Orchids, and looking after them with Like Like.
    They seem to be as happy shaded in woodland as on open grassland. Orchids are an odd one. The seed can sit around for years, waiting...
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    slowworm reacted to Broch's post in the thread Orchids, and looking after them with Like Like.
    We have Early Purples in a bit of woodland that is grazed by sheep all year round; I'm not sure they are that predictable to be honest.
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    slowworm reacted to GreyCat's post in the thread Orchids, and looking after them with Like Like.
    I would say early purple orchid is correct, spotted leaves are a characteristic. When I was a bairn, they grew wild and profusely on...
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    slowworm replied to the thread Wild Garlic.
    As Ozmundo mentions, it's Allium ursinum which I would normally call Ramsons to avoid confusion. I note it's also called broad leaf...
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