Cornish Hedges: 3,500 Years Old and Still Doing the Job
A Cornish hedge is not a hedge but a stone-faced earth bank, up to 4,000 years old. 30,000 miles of them, and the craft that builds them is endangered.
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A Cornish hedge is not a hedge but a stone-faced earth bank, up to 4,000 years old. 30,000 miles of them, and the craft that builds them is endangered.
How to turn dead ground into a productive Cornish garden: why autumn is the time to start, clearing without digging, and building soil the worms will work.
Permaculture without the jargon: living soil, captured rain and plants that do several jobs, in Cornwall's mild windy climate and in an ordinary garden.
An honest opinion piece: why Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor are biological deserts held by policy rather than nature, with no blame on farmers, and proof it works.
Cornwall has real rainforest: Dizzard's 6,000-year-old dwarf oaks and Cabilla on Bodmin Moor, soon home to Europe's first rainforest research station.
Rewilding in Cornwall, from beavers and choughs to a garden pond that fills with life in weeks, with a photo diary of our own pond and meadow.
Seals, choughs, basking sharks, dolphins, otters and beavers: where and when to see Cornwall's wildlife, who protects it, and how to watch and help responsibly.
What sustainable seafood means in Cornwall: day-boats, hand-lines and pots, what to eat and when, and where to buy it, from someone who eats his catch.