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Spawn.

The frogs were busy when we visited in mid March, unfortunately some pools they had laid spawn in had already dried up. We plan to create some more permanent pools, ponds and scrapes in the marshy areas later this year.

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Lizards coming out of the stumps looking for the spring sunshine.

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First proper snow of the season

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Early January skiing and sledging.

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A productive week in late November - the first serious tree planting session. We battled all different types of weather but with help from family and friends we managed to get around 1600 saplings in - sweet chestnut, hazel, alder and willow.

These trees will be coppiced in the years to come to provide fuel as well as craft and building materials.

A few days out with Rowan & Flic working on their finca. Helping build a chicken coop, wildlife pond and a small stable.

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A small gully and burn forms one of the property boundaries. It was one of the driest summers on record so it was good to see that the flow continued all year.

It's a small rainforest of gnarly old willows - cracked and deformed -clothed in moss, lichen and liverworts.

This small strip is the only section that feels like longstanding, established woodland and it has an atmosphere that hopefully will be recreated elsewhere on the land in years to come.

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Despite most of the land being a clearfell sitka spruce plantation it was reassuring to see a good quantity and variety fungi across the area. Lifting some of the brash it was evident that large networks of mycelium were doing an effective job of breaking it all down.