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Cotswold Diary
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  • Several people standing in a clearing moving felled trees into a dead hedge

    Clearing a dense copse

    Wed 21st Jan '26Wed 21st Jan '26

    Headed over towards Cleeve Hill with Glorious Grasslands for a habitat management session at a site we also harvest from in the...

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  • A grassland cut and raked with woodland on the right hand side

    Finishing off the raking

    Tue 20th Jan '26Tue 20th Jan '26

    Went up to Uley Common this morning to finish off the raking after the habitat management session last Sunday. Took extra care...

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  • Misty view of a grassland which has been cut and raked. brush cutting equipment laying on the floor in the middle

    Continuing the Common restoration

    Sun 18th Jan '26

    David and I met at 10am with two brush cutters and rakes and made our way up to Uley Common for a...

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  • Rough grassland filled with lots of young trees. Tall trees in the distance

    Soaking up Salmon Springs

    Thu 15th Jan '26

    As predicted all week, it was battering down with rain as I headed over to Salmon Springs for tree maintenance with Stroud...

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  • Early morning sun over a golden grassland. Small figure on the slope

    Fit for a Duke

    Wed 14th Jan '26Wed 14th Jan '26

    Back to the Cirencester golf club today with Glorious Grasslands to work on another part of the site which attracts the Duke...

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  • An orchard with grass grazed very short. Red brick bridge in background

    Clearing bramble before laying

    Fri 9th Jan '26Fri 9th Jan '26

    First session of the new year at Fromebridge with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. The main team finished off the hedge laying in...

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  • Morning sun shining over a rough steep sloped grassland

    Around the golf

    Wed 7th Jan '26Wed 7th Jan '26

    An icy start this morning driving over to Cirencester Golf club for a day of habitat management with Glorious Grasslands. This is...

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  • A curved lane with a red brick wall on the right. The grass bank is cut short and raked. Holly tree in the foreground

    Reseeding a lane bank

    Fri 2nd Jan '26Fri 2nd Jan '26

    I was given a few kilo of seed by Glorious Grasslands before Christmas. It’s not really the right time of year to...

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  • A path in a wood leading up to a small picket gate with a footpath sign to the right. Light shining through trees in the background

    Reflections on 2025

    Wed 31st Dec '25Wed 31st Dec '25

    It’s been another eventful year, and one that seemed to speed up as we got further through. The main community focus throughout...

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