Monthly Archives: August 2021

Rural skills weekend – scything demo in Staffordshire

Posted on August 25, 2021 by stevetomlin

On Friday I’ll be doing a scything demonstration and offering have-a-go sessions at Silverdale Country Park as part of their rural skills weekend. It’s a fabulous site and should be a brilliant event. Some of the activites require booking at … Continue reading →

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Wildflower propagation tutorial video

Posted on August 20, 2021 by stevetomlin

I first taught Rachel and Mike at Broadrake how to scythe in 2013 and over the years it’s been amazing to watch their meadow develop. A big part of that has been due to Rachel’s amazing propagation of wildflower species. … Continue reading →

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Learn to Scythe in Yorkshire feedback

Posted on August 13, 2021 by stevetomlin

Lovely feedback from the Learn to Scythe course at Broadrake in Yorkshire this week. Dear Steve – just a quick note to say many, many thanks for such an excellent scything course yesterday. It was truly wonderful, perfectly organised, and … Continue reading →

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Aire Rivers Trust scythe course

Posted on August 4, 2021 by stevetomlin

I had a great day in Bradford teaching volunteers for the Aire Rivers Trust how to scythe in order to manage a new meadow which they are establishing. Sam Riley-Gunn, the project officer sent this great feedback: I can honestly … Continue reading →

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