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New gate posts

Erecting the new orchard sign

Orchard sign fully installed

Orchard entrance

Installing the owl box I

Installing the owl box II

Installing the owl box III

Installing the owl box IV

Installing the owl box V

The owl box

Bench with cushion

Main benches

Tree tags

Hut Maintenance

Maturing trees

Views from the roof - I

Views from the roof - II

Views from the roof - III
Gather William pears, or Williams's pears, to be didactic, as they are named after a Mr Williams who was the first person to distribute Bon Chretien pears in England. They are the palest gold with rough dark freckling, and delicious beyond words. (Ronald Blythe)