possible new venue

[woodspirits]

hi all,
just a little heads up to a piece woodland im looking at with a view to opening it up to your good selves. im currently still at the talking stage with the farmer, but its looking hopefull. he and his brother are discussing it over the next couple of days and i will know one way or the other soon.

 

[MartinK9]

Great news, always good to hear of new locations.

 

[Twodogs]

Good man
Twodogs

 

[TinkyPete]

nice one always good to hear I hope it works out.

 

[sasquatch]

Good luck with that, it's always nice to have options open! Hope you get a good result...

 

[Andy2112]

Good man.
Is it pretty local Woodspirits ?

 

[phill_ue]

Very generous of you, but remember that if one person screws it up, you may lose your own permission completely. It sounds selfish, but you've put the work in and you should benefit from it before others. Be careful who you invite along and keep it small to start with would be my advise.

 

[Andy2112]

Very generous of you, but remember that if one person screws it up, you may lose your own permission completely. It sounds selfish, but you've put the work in and you should benefit from it before others. Be careful who you invite along and keep it small to start with would be my advise.

Looking at the list of posters it appears we are all seasoned bushcrafters on there. Wise words there though Phill_ue.

 

[phill_ue]

Looking at the list of posters it appears we are all seasoned bushcrafters on there. Wise words there though Phill_ue.

Indeed Andy, the last thing you want is somebody popping along and seeing the small communal fire, exclaiming loudly "Call yourself a bushcrafter?!" and launching a few giant logs on!

 

[Andy2112]

Indeed Andy, the last thing you want is somebody popping along and seeing the small communal fire, exclaiming loudly "Call yourself a bushcrafter?!" and launching a few giant logs on!

Yeah too true mate, mind you, some like a nice white mans fire when shooting off with the ammo. Scaramanga used to stoke the fire nice and proper a while back.

 

[phill_ue]

Yeah too true mate, mind you, some like a nice white mans fire when shooting off with the ammo. Scaramanga used to stoke the fire nice and proper a while back.

Stoking the fire is something I find quite relaxing! A good bed of embers is perfect for cooking on, but a certain amount of stoking is required!

 

[woodspirits]

hi andy, yes its quite local, only about 15mins from rc!, i appreciate your concern phill, i do have other pockets of woodland i use but i thought this one would be good for a larger gathering, and giving the average age of guys here (and gals) to be around 38ish im sure they would behave in the best spirit of our hobby

 

[phill_ue]

hi andy, yes its quite local, only about 15mins from rc!, i appreciate your concern phill, i do have other pockets of woodland i use but i thought this one would be good for a larger gathering, and giving the average age of guys here (and gals) to be around 38ish im sure they would behave in the best spirit of our hobby

It's all cool, I seem to remember somebody mentioning how a member here had a permission revoked as somebody else had gone behind their back and mentioned public liability to the land owner. I just want to ensure you don't suffer due to somebody elses' selfish actions.

 

[woodspirits]

hiya, well it seems like i have a goer here owner spoke to me today and apologised for the delay, it seems this new high speed rail link is cutting his farm in two! (in about 15yrs) so he had other things on his mind.
its not a huge wood, about 23 acres of decidious trees with a healthy understory. hasnt been touched in years so plenty of dead wood/ windfall, he's ok with fires with the usual precautions and of course leave the wood as you found it.

like most farms that i have been associated with in my business, alas many have fell to office conversions and other non farming activities, this one is no exeption and to that end i have negotiated a fee of £4 a night per head. for that you get exclusive use of the wood for any negotiated dates, secure on site parking within a gated farmyard with cameras, and use of a water standpipe. there are at the moment no other facilities available, but i have spotted a fully functioning portable welfare suite, hmm leave that with me, so dust off those folding army shovels ! location? its about ten minutes from j9 m42.

so there you have it, if anybody is interested sing out and i can set a date sometime in april hopefully.

steve

 

[MartinK9]

Steve, That is fantastic news.

Thankyou for all your efforts in organising this. :You_Rock_

Oh, and Yes Please

 

[Mesquite]

Steve, That is fantastic news.

Thankyou for all your efforts in organising this. :You_Rock_

Oh, and Yes Please

I'll second that :You_Rock_

MartinK9
Mesquite

 

[addo]

Great news, and thanks. I might be able to pop down at some point.

 

[Shewie]

Well done Steve, great news

Count me in although I'll need to check dates and passes out from the boss.

 

[Twodogs]

Your the man
Twodogs

 

[jimbo75]

This sounds great! Would love to come!!