by Ian Swan | Mar 20, 2021 | Products
I was recently very pleased to get some sweet chestnut boards from Bron Haul. The before picture shows the very useful, and very ugly, fitted wardrobe and cupboard. It was too useful to get rid of but was a dominating feature that I disliked, and wondered what to do...
by Ruth Pybus | Mar 13, 2021 | Products
Wild cherry logs – such a treat in the firewood pile. Whack with a splitting maul, and the clean inside shimmers with warm orange, yellow and green swirls. What double joy that the woodland is now producing cherry stems big enough to venture beyond aesthtic log piles...
by Ruth Pybus | Mar 10, 2021 | Species
Our media has taken to demonising cold winter blasts, with headlines alerting us to forecasts of the ‘Beast-from-the-East’. But how lovely it has been to have a winter with some real winter weather! At Bron Haul, we had snow twice in January 2021, which stayed on the...
by Ruth Pybus | Feb 14, 2021 | Research, Woodland Management
As our young people find themselves increasingly screen-bound in their education, it is more important than ever to get outside, be active and explore. Beyond the silicon chip, the real world is still out there! I have been very lucky during the latest covid-19...
by Ruth Pybus | Jan 27, 2021 | Products
Fencing – That Old Chestnut! We’ve been falling in love with Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) for a few years now. Once established, it grows strong and straight, responds well to pruning and has started providing a viable seed source from about 20 years old....
