As a conifer, yew (Taxus baccata) doesn’t produce a true berry but rather a modified cone in which […]
trees
I wrote a post several years ago on how to ret lime bark to make cordage. I’ve had […]
Sweet chestnut bark cordage
Unfortunately ash die back is present in our ancient woodland and so we’ve been felling those that are […]
Snedding with an axe
We had a couple of small ash come down in high winds a couple of weeks ago. Once […]
Cross cutting with an axe
I’ve made this video on methods of seed dispersal because natural history underpins so much of what we […]
Methods of seed dispersal
We’ve had two beech trees in our woodland drop sizable limbs recently so I thought I’d put this […]
