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Looking to buy a decent pair of working, hiking boots that are !00% waterproof and can go a good ankle deep+ in salt water.
Currently my much loved Solomons have had their day and while they are the most comfortable I have ever work having goretex on the outside id great until the dirt gets into...
I've seen a few slime moulds in the woods, dog vomit, slimeflux, dog sick & wolfs milk etc but can’t seem to pin this one down and it seems to be still growing. Initially thought it may have been false puffball but from what I have seen about it’s the wrong colour ( it’s alway been a light...
Bit if an unusual one for me, have two of these small plants growing in the nature reserve I look after but cant seem to pin down what it is.
So it has a very thin stem that feels square so thinking mint/ dead nettle family.
The leaves look more like gypsywort but that has different flowers...
Finally caught the beefsteak at the right time, but whats the best way to cook?
One walker through my woods relayed a story on how her mother used to dry it first as it's very watery and cooking it with a little oil is as some have said previously a little aquired taste.
So any suggestions or...
Had a busy weekend with more visitors than I've ever seen before, in part due to a recent free magazine article advertising the bluebell walk in my woods.
Between greeting visitors I managed to build another handrail, slightly different than before using a round peg and fox wedge rather than...
Been busy in the woods again, this time making some handrails for bridges.
No screws or nails used with the exception of bolting the uprights to the bridge bearers to hopefully stop vandalism.
The top handrails are secured with a foxtail wedge tenon which is a really strong locking joint and...
A friend of mine has a problem in his woods where a lot of oaks are dying, the sample he has given me looks like just an old part rotted branch but apparently the rot is right through the tree from top to bottom and it's like punk wood under the bark but the central heartwood is still solid...
Finally managed to try the elusive wild service tree fruit and I have to say it's now my favourite fruit with an apple/date sweet flavour. I've never tried making jam of any kind so will probably leave that for another day or year, as the fruit is already so sweet would you really want to add...
No idea what these are, looks like a clover flower head but the stalk is thick and woody, I keep finding these in an area of my wood populated with oak, ash, hazel and field maple but only in one section of the woods. I wonder if the squirrels are responsible?
Any thoughts or ideas post away...
Having a go at making a fire pump drill but it seems I am making a few mistakes.
The shaft of hazel I have is about 15mm wide and a good 600mm+ long, the pump handle (if that's the correct term) is about 400mm and the flywheel is around 200mm by 30mm thick made of holly so it has some weight to...
Caught a shot of this little critter the hummingbird hawk moth at a friends garden.
Not the best focus but taken on the phone I'm happy especially as this is only the second one I have ever seen.
Finally going to have a go at sloe gin/vodka and the same with hawthorn.
Now as we are getting into the sloe season, any hints and tips on getting the best from the harvest?
Also do you need to strain out the fruit before bottling or can you just bottle fruit and all or would there be a...
Been a busy day in the woods again, after a trial of rebuilding a couple of steps using hazel I decided to do a complete section with the help of a fellow volunteer.
Along with the steps, to also deter cyclists a very crude dead hedge (further work required) has been added as bikes were...
On the pavement at work I came across a rather large and what I presume is a summer truffle.
I can only think that a badger had dug it up and while having a munch was disturbed going by the state of it.
I work in an enclosed site so apart from a rare badger coming onto the site there is no...
Hate being stumped, but this one will not show up on my key id websites I use
http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/ & http://www.botanicalkeys.co.uk/flora/index.html
And the Collins book being drawings is handy but not the best.
So I can tell you that is was found in clubrush on the banks of the...
I'm looking for a replacement blade for my trusty Laplander as it's getting a bit dull after a year of hard graft. I know the XT7 is the same blade but the cheapest I can currently find is on the Ray Mears site for £11 plus £4 postage. I'm tempted to get a couple which technically brings the...
As the title says is this Honewort? the size of the plant around 20cm (possibly a little less), the ridged stem all seem to match based on the book reference of T.G.Tutin
There appears to be a male and female flower so presume this is the male as it's more uniform.
Just to add this is not...
One site I use for plant id when I get stuck is http://www.botanicalkeys.co.uk/flora/index.html
Great site but I'm stumped on this one.
The flower is similar to purple toadflax but the leaf is different with a square stalk, height is over 60cm stumped at the moment as none of my books seem to...
Not sure if this is of interest but he's a woodland project I've been working on. Due to questionable drainage from a local farm I have had a long standing issue with runoff causing the path to be constantly waterlogged with sewage rather than just rainwater. After proving to the National Trust...
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