Tonight the heaviest of the underweight young hedgehogs was deemed heavy enough to move from the guest room to an outdoors shed to harden off for re-entry to the outdoors world
Unfortunately (?) while taking him outside two new light-weight youngsters were stumbled upon – now nestled on the guest room hot plate. (10-1+2=11)
Took some time today to tour the three and a half acres and look at it with a longer term eye. Caring for the land seems a big responsibility. Doing nothing results in a world taken over by sycamores but over intervention may have unforeseen consequences.
Looking at boundaries and thinking about light, shelter, species to assist…
Bracken – how far should it go?
Hazel proliferates round the borders, now starting to give nuts which are a pigs delight
Nearby the horse manure store grows
Mathematical constructions for the polytunnel continue – how do you concrete in two ground posts exactly 40 feet apart?