Those foolish people who feed wild boar in the Forest of Dean will get an on the spot fine of £100.00. These animals don’t need feeding and if they are fed it encourages them to come into the towns rather than staying in their natural environment and they cause a lot of damage. It is also worth mentioning that they …
Ready for the winter
It is cold and frosty here in the Forest of Dean and today we had a large load of logs delivered. We used Ian again from http://www.woodlandenergyfirewood.co.uk/ Moving and stacking them was very hard work, but we now have plenty of wood for the winter. Ian also used his chainsaw tosaw up the remains from the ghastly pine tree we had …
RIP Jimmy Young from Cinderford
Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young has died aged 95 The long-serving DJ, who spent almost three decades at BBC Radio 2, died “peacefully at home” on Monday afternoon with his wife Alicia by his side, a family spokesman said. Sir Jimmy was one of the original Radio 1 DJs when the station launched in 1967. He moved to Radio 2 …
Testing compost activator
Trying out compost activator in my bins As this is a brand new garden, compost is particularly important. I am using 2 slatted wooden bins to create and store the compost. Today I have turned the heap from 1 bin to another and every layer was sprinkled with the compost activator from Soilfixer. It will be interesting to see how …
First year in retirement in the Forest of Dean
Well, today marks a full 12 months since I retired. It has been very eventful. We have sold our house in Churchdown, bought this little cottage in the Royal Forest of Dean, installed a wood burning stove and created a brand new garden. Cinderford has turned out to be a delightful little town full of small local business with lots …