Hopefully when finished I'll be over-seeding disturbed ground with a hedgerow grass and wild-flower mix soon.
I took the opportunity of a fine day and favourable ground conditions to run a cambridge roll over the grass (the individual rings make turning on the plot geometry a lot less messy).
During this, a car came and lurked along the track a few times (Google still haven't taken the StreetView footage down) - It wanted to speed off when I came to the bottom of the field, but 5 people in a small hot-hatch with low ground clearance wasn't a match for the Landrover, even in low-ratio with 1 tonne of roller behind.
They said they were waiting for a mate with a quad-bike, "We've got permission."
"Who off?" "The farmer" "Which one?" (as I scribbled down their reg number) "The one from Farndon..." "Well you won't mind me phoning him to check will you..." "Erm, we were just going anyway."
Saturday was busy again, some ground clearance around the gateway for more hedging plants.
Another car in the evening tucked under the underpass, as I was up the other end of the field - they seemed a bit surprised as I drove down to sort the gates - they seemed quite eager to leave when they realised people were about...
(One of the neighbours has since mentioned suspicious activity and a recent break-in in the area, as well as teenagers larking about late at night at the castle).
The buds are breaking through on the almond and on the quince
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| From Meadowcopse 2012 |
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| From Meadowcopse 2012 |
First strim & trim of 2012 around the base of the orchard tree mulch, the grass noticeably coming up now.
A couple of pleasant riverside walks to Holt, thanks again to Deli-Fine and Hildegard's for keeping me going when I've not got the camping stove simmering away.
Working late last night with some ground levelling I saw something small move, a newt...
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| From Meadowcopse 2012 |
Some fascinating chat over the last few days with some of the regular walkers and people I haven't met before. Some one-off walkers from further away and a few people out of the village who have started to see the changes down at the field and were curious as to what it was about.
Wild birds are really noticeable now, the woodpecker can be heard, but 2 fields away this year, rather than returning of one of the ash trees in the hedge. The owls at night are calling at each other and the buzzards swooping high above and lots of diverse smaller bird life in the hedges.
Another chat with members from the local history society and maybe a bit of a project on the ground this year too...
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