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Tag Archives: meadow
Private scythe course in Nantwich
Toni & Ken look after a couple of acres near Nantwich in Cheshire. Toni contacted me wanting to learn to scythe so they could cut their meadow and make hay by hand for their donkeys. I travelled to meet them … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheshire, hay making, meadow, scythe, wildflowers
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Scything Miss Whalley’s Field in Lancaster
The scythe is a brilliant tool for volunteers and I’ve taught groups involved in managing community orchards, meadows, allotments and conservation sites across the UK. Scything is safe, quiet and allows everyone to work at their own pace. Last week … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Austrian scythe, lancaster, meadow, orchard, urban, workshop
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Scything wildflower meadow verge
One of my favourite images from a brilliant day mowing in Yorkshire. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, course, meadow, roadside, verge, wildflower, Yorkshire
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Scything the burial ground
This place deserves peace and quiet while mowing. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian scythe, Brigflatts, British, meadow, mowing, Quaker, scythe
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Scything on Countryfile
Did you see the scything on Countryfile this week? Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Countryfile, meadow, National Meadows Day, scythe, wildflower
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Scything course on National Meadows Day
Celebrating wildflower meadows with scything and a first for me. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, Cheshire, course, meadow, orchid, scythe, wildflower
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Scything in Northumberland
What to do if you’ve too much mowing for you and your scythe alone? Lizzie and Peter from Northumbria have the answer. Continue reading
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Tagged Austrian, course, hay, meadow, Northumberland, Northumbria, scythe, scything
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National Meadow Day in Lancashire
Visit the nicest meadows I know on 2nd July to celebrate National Meadows Day. Continue reading
Posted in Scytherspace
Tagged Coronation Meadow, lancashire, meadow, scythe, wildflower
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Scything a wildflower meadow – Gardeners' Question Time
“If I was given a choice of a strimmer or a scythe, I’d go scythe any day – it’s a pleasure to use.” ~ Bunny Guinness
Did you hear the GQT team singing the praises of the scythe from Chelsea, listen now. Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Gardeners' Question Time, meadow, R4, scythe, wildflower
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Creating an urban meadow
How one man and a scythe transformed a patch of neglected urban grassland, wait till you see the photos. Continue reading