Squirrel Wars For more than forty years the grey squirrel has been woodland owners’ number one enemy. I have known foresters who have been driven to distraction over the pest. On a tour of Forestry Commission woods in the north of England we were treated to Squirrel...
The Staunton Harold Estate is made up of the remnants of two ancient estates, with other pieces added at various times. My parents bought Staunton Harold in 1955, and then the former Coleorton Estate in 1966. They adjoin each other and were only separated by the...
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE Our longstanding vicar, the Reverend John Dawson, retired earlier this year. He had the care of four parishes, Breedon on the Hill, Worthington, Isley Walton and Staunton Harold. In recent years he has overseen changes at Breedon and Worthington,...
OAKS SIXTEEN Great trees from little acorns grow. In this case a whole wood. Three years ago some of the grandchildren planted acorns in pots, which have grown into sizeable saplings. Thinking about where to put them, and the number of children who might like to...
Keeping Up Appearances It’s been the year of painting the doors and windows at the Ferrers Centre, all one hundred and eighteen of them. Mark has been on them all summer, and should finish before the weather breaks. Most have been replaced at some time during our...
‘Will Mr and Mrs Wilkins, currently believed to be touring in Scotland, please contact their daughter Charlotte in Bristol on a matter of urgency.” This is the sort of message you would sometimes hear, tagged on the one o’clock BBC News, fifty or more years ago. If...
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