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Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing

I like a bit of craft. I've been on dry stone walling and hedge laying courses, and afterwards really enjoyed trying to impersonate someone who knew what they were doing....

Blacksmithing

I like a bit of craft. I've been on dry stone walling and hedge laying courses, and afterwards really enjoyed trying to impersonate someone who knew what they were doing....

Wildflower Meadows: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

We sell a fair amount of seed for wildflower meadows. You might say wildflower meadows are a bit of an obsession, in fact. We do everything we can to make...

Wildflower Meadows: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

We sell a fair amount of seed for wildflower meadows. You might say wildflower meadows are a bit of an obsession, in fact. We do everything we can to make...

Common Ground

Common Ground

Common Ground is a wonderfully slippery fish. It's a charity founded by Sue Clifford and Angela King, which according to its unique website "seek(s) imaginative ways to engage people with...

Common Ground

Common Ground is a wonderfully slippery fish. It's a charity founded by Sue Clifford and Angela King, which according to its unique website "seek(s) imaginative ways to engage people with...

The Cricket Field Oak

In winter when I do the washing up I can see the Cricket Field Oak. It's usually through Somerset rain which, as you can see, has left its mark over...

The Cricket Field Oak

In winter when I do the washing up I can see the Cricket Field Oak. It's usually through Somerset rain which, as you can see, has left its mark over...

The Tragedy of the Commons

To get a break from Donald Trump at Davos I've been learning about the "tragedy of the commons". It's an idea coined in the 19th century and revived by ecologist...

The Tragedy of the Commons

To get a break from Donald Trump at Davos I've been learning about the "tragedy of the commons". It's an idea coined in the 19th century and revived by ecologist...

Green Crap Redux

David Cameron's "green crap" moment was deeply depressing. Not just because of the policy change it indicated, but because it suggested the electorate didn't care about it. The environment had...

Green Crap Redux

David Cameron's "green crap" moment was deeply depressing. Not just because of the policy change it indicated, but because it suggested the electorate didn't care about it. The environment had...