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Whittingham Orchard - February 2010
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| Abigail at work |
Oops, mind your head,
Maggie! |
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David clearing elder
from top corner of orchard |
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Vehicle Exchange!
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new |
Handover
at Torver, Coniston, on 30th
December, with Jason Hadwin on right |
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Whittingham Orchard - December 2009
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Our
group, with Phil Rainford (on bonnet, right) from Northern Fruit Group |
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David N thins hedge trees to
improve light penetration in the apple growing season |
New entrance sign |
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John and David C complete a
new post for a label at the beginning of one of the rows |
Laurie smiles for the camera
as he puts the finishing touches to 'Edward VII' |
First hedge management day of the new season, at
Belmount Farm - October 2009
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| Laurie and Maggie watch John
at work with an axe |
John working off the top of
a very old stump from a previous hedgerow tree! |
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| Laura becomes familiar with a billhook |
Two Davids hard at work on the
hedge |
Apple picking at Whittingham Orchard
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Our third 25th Anniversary
event - Pete's barbecue
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We were lucky to have a
sunny evening and must thank Pete and Julie for putting on such a splendid feast
in their pleasant garden. It was good to meet the rest of the family,
including a variety of animals!
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AN
INTERESTING QUESTION!
This
is a drystone wall (drystane dyke) on the island of Muck in the Inner
Hebrides. What comments would you make about this wall and how/why does it
differ from the walls that we are currently building in Silverdale?
These dykes (drystane dyking in
Scotland!) might appear 'upside down' to those of us familiar with the
Silverdale wall. However, they are generally single thickness
and surprisingly stable - binding together with friction - despite
looking so unsteady. It would seem that livestock, and the
black-faced sheep especially, appear not to want to try to climb
them! Look out for variations in walling designs as you travel
across the country.
Torrisholme School - 12 July 2009
| Two views of the Torrisholme School
site - developed from an empty mown grass playing field to a three
dimensional mix of grass, individual trees, woodland and pond area, with
a corresponding improvement in habitats and wider opportunities for
school staff, children and the wider residential community to enjoy the
environment. There are even reports of a local fox and cubs!
This has happened with 20-25 years of regular input from LDCV! The
surrounding houses are almost obscured! |
Our Anniversary visit to Leighton Moss RSPB - 17 May 2009
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All ears, listening to Jim! |
Birdwatching from dipping
platform |
Walling at Hazelwood farm
- 10 May 2009
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A wall appears where once a
gateway existed! |
Faces
old and new make up the team!!
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Great Wood School - 1 March 2009
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The LDCV Anniversary Tree
duly planted by the group |
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The plaque |
Spot the new young tree! |
Penhale Woods - 18 January 2009
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| Maggie was creating a
sheltered dell |
Belmount Farm - 7 December 2008
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This year's hedge before |
and after - Ellie and
David C at work with billhooks |
Great Wood - 14 September 2008
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Walking on water
(pondweed actually)! |
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| Before the pond was
cleared in June |
There is now some
clear water |
Penhale Woods - 14 September 2008
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| Before clearing the
path of nettles and brambles |
What's going on here? |
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| Levelling the bark
chippings |
A good vantage point
for viewing the Spitfire and Hurricane making their Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight over Morecambe |
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Hazelwood Farm, Silverdale
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Repairing wall damaged by tree-roots
and gales |
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Great Wood School
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Lunch break in the
shade of trees we planted at Great Wood School some years ago |
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Belmount Farm - May 2008
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Regrowth
of the hedge in just one growth period!! |
Our
hedgelaying in leaf!! Originally planted by the group around 1993! |
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Liz,
Jenny and David tackle the new copse at Belmont Farm |
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Walling at Hazelwood Farm
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Team in
action! |
Louise in action! |
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Wall
foundation |
Finished wall |
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Whittingham Orchard
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Dead apple
tree |
Potash feed for apple tree |
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Hedgelaying
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The novices! |
Experienced
hedge-layer |
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Hedge laid and fenced |
Hawthorn seedlings in the
gaps |
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West End Primary School
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Starting to make raised beds |
Carpentry skill
needed! |
Torrisholme School
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School pond in
spring |
School pond in summer |