back to the Lowes I haven’t been here since they started to cut down the mature silver birch about four years ago. the idea is to try to keep it as a heath habitat with a lot of heather and far fewer trees. there are a few dartmoor ponies grazing it, but that is not enough to keep the trees off. there is no economic need for commons now, so the land is reverting to the natural habitat. I’m not sure that it’s viable to keep cutting, uprooting, taking topsoil off, and even poisoning, to keep the trees away for natterjack toads and other heathland fauna. silver birch are beautiful trees. anyway, it’s done now, and doesn’t look so bad, even if a bit bleak and “blasted heath” in places. it’s very odd to be crunching over almost bare flint shards in places. some parts are still pretty and there are a few little woods left. I wonder how much difference it has made to other fauna the ponies leave their hoofprints there’s still quite a lot of shelter for them amongst the gorse clumps and they are hard to see. but I liked it better when it was more like this Angela Harding print which is her advent calendar – a secret treat this December. a few images from the workshop to end the year mark-making into wet clay always a joy more to come soon. Post navigation skeletons discoveredhow I got started with ceramics 3 Comments Jane I just wanted to let you know you I have been reading your blog for the past couple of years and I always feel inspired after reading it. I have followed your instagram page too sparkhouse many thanks x Reply oh, what a lovely comment, thank you very much, Tracey – and yes, I recognise the sparkhouse handle 😀 Reply From time to time Jane I come back to read your pages and see your work and photos. Always enjoy doing so. Hugs from Normandy. Nigel (Stewart) Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Jane I just wanted to let you know you I have been reading your blog for the past couple of years and I always feel inspired after reading it. I have followed your instagram page too sparkhouse many thanks x Reply
oh, what a lovely comment, thank you very much, Tracey – and yes, I recognise the sparkhouse handle 😀 Reply
From time to time Jane I come back to read your pages and see your work and photos. Always enjoy doing so. Hugs from Normandy. Nigel (Stewart) Reply