A unique family-run working woodland park
A unique family-run working woodland park
When it comes to a summer walk, stinging nettles can be a bit of a hazard. Almost all of us have vivid memories of being stung by stinging nettles as a child. And many of us will recall a parent of grandparent reaching for a dock leaf and rubbing it on the stinging area, helping us to feel better and get back on our way. But have you ever wondered why it is that nettle sting in the first place? …
The general public is welcome to walk in the wood during cafe opening hours – Wednesday to Sunday, bank holidays and every day in the Norfolk and Sussex school holidays – 9am-5pm. The cafe serves delicious coffees, home-made cakes and lunches.
We ask you to ‘Pay As You Feel’ for each visit to the wider woodland to contribute to the costs of keeping the woods open to the public – path maintenance, fencing, signage, wind-blow clearance, play equipment and …
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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 |
| 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …