A unique family-run working woodland park
A unique family-run working woodland park
We have made the decision to close the woodland for the month of May. That is, from 1st of May to the 28th – so not quite the full month. The reason for this, while unfortunate for our visitors, is due to family reasons. We also need to give the birds and bees a chance to recover after a record year.
We will be back again, open end of the month and hope to see as many people as possible …
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Come and choose a real Christmas tree supplied by local growers. During December our yard is filled with top-quality trees, which keep their needles because they are really fresh. We will be open for Christmas trees from December 2 2006 until Christmas Eve, from 9am to 6pm throughout the Christmas tree period. Choose in the yard from hundreds of freshly cut, dug or potted trees. Numbers of cut/dig your own are limited to 600, so we recommend you reserve |
Recently, more and more people have been buying up woodlands in order to get themselves back i touch with nature. When compared to land with planning permission, woodland is quite cheap, and offers the owner many benefits. Here are just a few of the things you can expect to be doing if you ever take the plunge and decide to own your own peace of nature.
There’s nothing very like a genuine fire. How frequently do we hear that expression …
| We no longer make all our furniture and most of the wood products in our small workshop here at Wilderness Wood.
Most of our goods are made from sweet chestnut, a very durable wood grown in our own coppices and from local Sussex oak. We also use some softwood from our wood or other forests managed for a sustainable yield. We do not use any tropical hardwoods.
We can design and make goods to order, and deliver |
Not many people get stuck in the mud in their own driveway – but we do! I suppose you should consider us lucky in some respects to have the land, but it sometimes feels like such a burden.
Today Emily our maid got stuck in her huge 4×4 that she sometimes uses, and we had to try digging her out.
Firestone tyres generally speaking are not great, but for some reason their 4×4 tyres are superlative. Grabbers and GT used …
Spring is the start of a new year, and new growth for all kinds of plants. This means that it’s a goldmine for foraging, and will get you will into the mood for it before the bountiful summer comes along. Here are some of the top things that you can forage in spring.
Sea beetSea beet is the parent of beetroot and swiss chard, and is more commonly found on pebble beaches just above the tide line. You …
Winter is here. That time of year between when the abundance of berries and fruits has passed, and when the new shoots begin to grow in the spring. Even so, there are a few winter fruits and nuts to keep an eye out for. Follow this guide and head outdoors.
Not many people are aware of this but you can actually eat ripe acorns. They cannot be eaten raw though, you have to prepare them first.
Beech nuts make …
The internet speeds we can get here in the woodland are remarkably slow. You might not even be surprised by that – after all, living in a woodland must have its downsides. Otherwise everyone would do it!
That said, it can always be worse. I was recently reading an article that revealed the ‘slowest street’ in the UK, this seems to be a movable feast. But currently that accolade goes to Kingsclere in Huntington, York, was identified as having an …
