A valiant team planted 200 new whips along Scorcher Hills Lane. Replacing the trees that had failed to thrive after the original planting programme four years ago, (and a supplementary planting a couple of years ago), and some that had been vandalised, the future looks […]
Now settle down, this not what you think. The only mucky stuff here is the mud into which the whips are to be planted. A whip is a slender, unbranched shoot or plant. This term is used in forestry to refer to unbranched young tree seedlings of approximately 0.5-1.0 […]
This January, work has begun on clearing the overgrown woodland adjoining The Burghwallis pub car park to create a new seating and play area for families. Aims To provide a safe, fenced seating and play area for families within a woodland setting. To lay paths […]
Those of certain age may recall a promotion launched by the government to “Plant a Tree in 73”. Forty two years on those trees have grown to maturity, that is unless they subsequently fell foul of various DEFRA schemes to pay farmers to remove hedgerows […]
For those of us who got a voucher this Christmas and are wondering what to spend them on there is of course the best gift of all – a stainless steel dibber. You may have read of the dearth of volunteers in the village that […]
Last month we mentioned the display of daffodils that line the verges of Burghwallis. Planted last October the team of volunteers who planted the bulbs had a keen young helper. Meet Elizabeth Brown. Last year when the parish council organised volunteers to help plant […]