Author: Russell
Country mouse went up to the Smoke
About 3 years ago, whilst flicking through Instagram I happened across a couple of pictures of friends drawn and painted by @toby_wiggins_art , Master Blacksmith Simon Grant -Jones and our late friend Alan Brown 8th/9th generation Hurdle Maker. I passed a compliment …
The Vale a local film about local people
This was a film made by Lawrence Moore in 2015 was shown in Bridport and since been put onto Youtube a local film maker covering people and crafts in the Marshwood Vale West Dorset….. 1hr 9 mins in for the …
Well were moving on in the seasons
Slowly but surely the seasons are moving on and grass is growing Lawns should generally be mown weekly or fortnightly between March and October (or September for me as I start hedging 1st Sept) to keep them neat and in …
A selection of pictures from Clarksons Farm S2 Diddly Squat Competition
A selection of pictures from Clarksons Farm S2 Diddly Squat Competition @jeremyckarkson1 @cooper_kaleb #clarksonsfarm2 #diddlysquatfarm #clarksonsfarm #rejuvenation #hedgerows #dorset #hedgelayer #swandri #billhooks #hedgelaying #dorsetstylehedgelaying #husqvarnauk #husqvarnatechnicalextreme #protoshelmet #echotools #echotoolsuk
A short stills video from South of England competition 2023
Yesterday was the annual South Of England hedgelaying championships . The weather held and was a great day and to catch up with friends over that way. Location this year was Magham Down East Sussex giving me just under 300 …
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Been a long old wait but finally
16 & 10 Years ago and now 4/3/23. Back in 2007 I won the “Skills of the Hills” Blackdown Hills Hedgelaying association (BHHA) Intermediate Class cutting Devon style , in 2013 I gained a first at the Devon rural Skills …