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Bring your boots and binoculars as our guests have exclusive access to 11 acres of beautiful
private woodland close by. We fell in love with it whilst searching for a place to live and when, by happy coincidence, we found our home just three kilometres away, it proved irresistible. A project of reforestation by the previous owner: fields of pasture, bordered by the River Rance, were planted up with wild cherry, maple, red oak and black pine, which have now grown into substantial trees. Self-seeded ash, a wonderfully versatile wood, has staked a claim and venerable older trees, the borders of the original fields, are found throughout. Several yews, traditionally planted in churchyards, can be found to the rear of a seventeenth-century presbytery, which marks the entrance to the wood. This first year will be a year of discovery for us, the wood constantly offering up new surprises. Spring has promoted a patchwork of flowers, making the most of the sunlight before the trees leaf up and the tranquillity of the woods is broken only by birdsong. Our hopes and plans for the woodland are to manage it along sustainable permaculture lines, felling, planting and establishing some coppicing. This will increase biodiversity, provide us (and our guests) with carbon neutral heating, and provide building timbers for our planned new straw bale home. It will also provide a place of respite and quiet contemplation, somewhere to relax and recharge our batteries. The wood is a short drive or cycle away and, as guests in our gite, you are welcome to take a relaxing stroll around it, or picnic there whenever you wish. Have a look at our permaculture blog to read more of how were getting on, and perhaps to offer advice, encouragement and inspiration
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