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Gamekeeper's Cottage

Blogging about gardening and renovating our 1950's farmworkers cottage in the Berkshire countryide

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Gamekeeper's Cottage

Category: Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous posts that don’t fit into the other categories

Winter Stillness: Taking Stock at Gamekeeper’s Cottage

25/01/2025 Ian Miscellaneous

January is the quietest of months at Gamekeeper’s Cottage. After the flurry of Christmas and the soft glow of twelfth night, the garden settles into

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A Simple Christmas: Foraging Greenery and Preparing for Lights

15/12/2024 Ian Miscellaneous

December has crept in quietly at Gamekeeper’s Cottage, bringing with it short, crisp days and the smell of woodsmoke on the air. There’s a hush

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The importance of hedgerows

27/04/2024 Ian Miscellaneous

Introduction It is estimated that there are over 700,000km of hedgerows in the UK and that in the last 75 years, the UK has lost

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The obligatory first post – an introduction

27/04/2024 Ian Miscellaneous

About Gamekeeper’s Cottage Gamekeeper’s Cottage is a 1950’s ex-farmworker’s cottage situated in the picturesque Berkshire countryside. Surrounded on three sides by open farmland and on

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