Gribin Isaf falls roughly into three zones
Garden and Vegetables, “Wood”, and Meadow (with pigs, hens, ducks, lake…)
“Wood” has those quotes because it is in reality a very small area
even the nearest bit in this view is over the lane from us.
Twenty-five years ago it was all bare fields, like the ones that still surround us. But our predecessors, by starting to plant trees, changed a small field which you could glance across into a complex enchantment.
As seen today:
The young Elm planted by our grandson at Christmas is showing leaf
The wonderful Beech buds
A Yew in the first 5% of its potential life
The birds are drawn in…
Chiffchaffs
Flycatchers
… and Sparrowhawks
Owls?
they roost but yet known to nest
You can almost like Laurals when in flower
the Lime glows
and even a corner for shaving and turning
So, although we are still developing the Meadow third of the plot, a sliver of it has been planted with trees
and recommend that the best thing to do right now is to plant a few trees (well, it might be a bit late this year but start planning)
Gribin Isaf 