Spring is one of the most beautiful times of the year, and perfect for hedge laying. Everything starts to blossom and new immaculate leaves are sprouting on branches and twigs. This applies not only to trees and bushes but also to hedges. However, observing miles and miles of hedges butchered by brutal machinery along my […]
Read More Hedge-laying versus hedge cuttingWinter is always the time to enhance biodiversity, laying existing and planting new hedges, harvesting willow and poplar cuttings and planting hundreds of new trees. This time the range of trees does not only include fruit specimen, but also: Mischievous Animals Having sheep and alpacas and the odd rabbit and deer, makes planting small […]
Read More Biodiversity at Rails FarmCan we learn something from the spread of Covid 19? Virus, bacteria, fungi and protozoa, all of those pathogens can cause our immune system to go on high alert, fighting for us to survive. Obviously, my thoughts are triggered by the Corona virus (Covid 19) attack which shows how fragile we are but also our […]
Read More Can we learn from the Covid 19?Yes, it is true, spring is here and the hours of daylight are increasing again. Hurray we have passed the shortest day (7hours, 49min, 40sec) on the 22nd December at 4.19am last year. Only 76 days to the spring equinox on the 20th March when the days catch up and become even longer. The obvious […]
Read More Cheer up spring is nigh.Autumn offers a kaleidoscope of colours of plants, nature at is best. Of course, as a scientist, observations need to be explained. What on earth is going on? First of all, plants are the only living organisms which produce their own food. We call this process photosynthesis. ‘Carbon Dioxide and Water (including heat and light […]
Read More Beautiful autumn colours, why?The reason is my 33 miles return trip to school in Dorchester. Thanks to our new neighbours I am in the lucky position to borrow a wonderful machine to get to and from work. I am talking about an E bike. Fast and still eco-friendly an E bike is an incredibly ingenious invention which allows […]
Read More How an E bike is helping me be carbon neutralThere we are, only four weeks of school and College lessons to the first GCSEs and A-level exams. Fortunately, there are two weeks of Easter Holiday which offer you a very useful slot of uninterrupted study time. In case you have not done a proper study plan yet, don’t postpone it any further. Do it […]
Read More Almost done and on track?Are you ready for your exams? Maybe or maybe not. However, there is still plenty of time to make it a success. You need to start taking action and generate a detailed personal time table including the weekends and holidays. This should include a healthy balance of enjoyable/relaxing activities and study times slots with varying […]
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