Scything reeds on the Wirral

Yesterday, I went to the Wirral for the first time ever! I was asked to teach a scything workshop for Cheshire Wildlife Trust based on cutting the reeds at their Red Rocks Nature Reserve.

People often wonder if the scythe is capable of cutting anything other than meadow grass. A scythe can cut grass, nettles, bracken, willowherb and more. As you can see from the photos, these volunteers had no trouble at all cutting reed with the scythes and cleared a huge area while learning.

A brilliant day with lovely people. Visit my Learn to Scythe page for details of my upcoming courses or to arrange a workshop for your group