Lackan Cottage Farm

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Recommendations from Steve G.

• Referral from May 15, 2015
  

  Adele Q. asked:

  Hi everyone. I'm based in Belfast and have started my Practitioner Level 3 Forest School course. Now i need a group of 6 children to work with over the summer months to do a portfolio on. Does anyone have any suggestions where I can find such a group and an appropriate woodland area? Many thanks, Adele

  

  Steve G. replied:

  Hi Adele, we are maybe a little far out, but have a suitable woodland area here at our farm- http://www.lackancottage.co.uk

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• Referral from December 2, 2014
  

  Clare M. asked:

  Hello lovely folk, we are nearing the stage where we can finally think about making this wiggly looking greenhouse I dreamt up over the old pigsty, we have found some eucalyptus which are in an area we don't want eucalyptus and as part or our way to replant using native broadleaf have decided to take them and see if we can fashion some sort of bendy greenhouse poly tunnel thing using only the wood we can get on the farm, we plan to cover it in poky tunnel plastic and make a doorway which is also covered in poly tunnel plastic, the main glaring issues I see is that we need to ensure the trees have no sharp points to chafe and pierce the plastic with, I wonder whether covering them would be a cheaper option than peeling and shaving and sanding them, since we have to do enough of this for tipi poles when we sell Tipis :) wondering if any of you clever minds can come up with an item which is readily sourced and would work to protect the plastic from the tree...short of covering the trees in parcel tape ;)

  

  Steve G. replied:

  I think your eucalyptus might be not be bendy enough for the job Clare. If you could soak it for a bit then shape it, that might help? Dug out an old post I did about various kinds of polytunnel - http://lackancottage.co.uk/polytunnels-on-the-cheap-and-not-so-cheap/

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