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November 23
Last month I talked about being prepared for an uncertain future and it came quicker than I anticipated! We were effectively cut off for a day when the river Aline flooded after heavy rain and a landslide on the Drimnin road by the croft made it hard to get to the village for a few…
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October 2023
Apologies for the lack of column last month. A few people were most annoyed at me for not doing one, which I found quite heartening. August and September are always busy on the croft. This year was particularly tricky as I was moving my elderly father from his home in London while simultaneously trying to…
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August 2023
Having written about the tough times last month, I had no idea that the week between writing my last piece and it going to print would be one of the most difficult we’ve had on the croft. It seems like a long time ago now. We’ve had several different volunteers since then, are now in…
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June 2023
June has been a difficult month. The weather has been lovely but like many people we’re on a private water supply and the lack of rain has been a source of anxiety. Our spring just about held out, but we are all too aware that there will be more (and worse) droughts more often in…
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May 2023
May has been busy on the croft. Everything has suddenly come to life. The woodlands are full of flowers, the grass is growing faster than the animals can eat it and we’ve already run out of space in the raised bed, partly due to an ad hoc tree nursery that’s developed. We’ve had our first…
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April 2023
Rainforests! Last month saw the launch of a major project to save Morvern’s rainforests, following many years of work by individuals in Morvern (particularly Alasdair, Gordon, and Donald), and major partners including the RSPB, Woodland Trust Scotland, Plantlife and the government agency NatureScot (formerly SNH) who are all part of the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest. …
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March 2023
Carbon Sequestration on the Croft Yesterday I took a walk up to the top of our hill and saw our neighbours had started an extensive tree planting scheme. Their deer fences went up last year and furrows have been made ready for planting. We are still waiting for our management plan to be approved and…
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February 2023
A legacy from Betty MacDonald (Betty Rhemore) Back in December I said I would write about carbon sequestration, which I now regret, as so much has happened on the croft since then. We are also still getting our heads around the whole carbon caboodle. So, I’ll leave that for another day. As I write, the croft is…
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December 2022
Crofting and it’s role in a sustainable Scotland! Merry Christmas from the Wildcroft. Alasdair and I have just returned from a Scottish Crofting Federation gathering on the theme of “Crofting and its Role in a Sustainable Scotland”. It was one of the first crofting events we’ve attended, and it fitted so well with what we…
our woodland croft on the Morvern Peninsula
