27 May 2012: The Sunday after a week of continuous sunshine, I went to do time on the Sharphill work party in the morning, clearing undergrowth from around some newly planted infant-trees, mostly on the fringes of the wood.
The Peveril Solar house, seen from the pathway up to Sharp Hill. A sea of yellow rapeseed flowers.
Sharphill wood is typical Nottinghamshire forest, with sunny glades and not overcrowded trees. This doesn't come totally naturally, work has been done on cutting out invasive species. I wish people wouldn't be so hard on Sycamore, but the argument is that a strong non indigenous species drives out the older species.
We took the M1 up to Hardwick Hall, to see the Derbyshire Food and Drink festival 2012. Very well organised and attended, and plenty of stalls with food to graze from. Where did all the money go! :)
In this picture, there was an impressively shiny Airstream caravan as a coffee bar.
