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david M brookeNearly finished scything the wildflower meadow: 8 swathes cut over the past 5 days and 1.5 to go, which will get finished this afternoon.
(The separate, overgrown strip on the left is a swale that is not cut, remaining as a refuge for wildlife over winter.)
#Scything #WildFlowerMeadow
MannoWasp spider saved and relocated while scything in the orchard. There was a fair amount of them, as well as a bunch of frogs and a ton of crickets and moths. All saved from the meat grinder called lawnmower.
#scything #animals #nature
#scything #animals #nature
A bit of early-season scything practice this morning, with the aim of getting my scything muscles in shape before needing to cut the main wildflower meadow in July / August.
This section of long grass hasn't been cut at all for 2 or 3 years so was quite tough and tangled; a 2m-wide swathe roughly 50m long took around 2.5 hours to cut.
Nice fresh easterly breeze in this part of Derbyshire, making it much less hot and humid than in recent days - perfect for scything the last of the wildflower meadow before the rain forecast for tomorrow.
Jim DownieVery pleased with today’s achievement: a peening bench for my scythe. Time to clear my little ragwort meadow!
ThomasIf you're interesting in learning #scything do watch this excellent series on YouTube, absolute master teacher. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtAuFa2T9B5izk-NuknLW79uKGLmmFPah
Anthony
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