The Mercury

09/06/2017

Thank you to The Mercury for this lovely review of The Garden Awakening.

Claire & Joe created a forest garden from scratch with guidance from Mary's book The Garden Awakening - Designs to Nurture Ourselves and Our Land. You can go back and read about its origins here & then keep up with current happenings at their Instagram @IrishForestGarden.

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Beautiful sunrise yesterday morning.. all the #birds waking up and feeling the chill I’m sure.. sun came out and #wren hunted amongst the crab apples 🍎 and the seed heads left in the field. #dunnock posed for me in the #hawthorn tree in the morning sun as did the #chaffinch at the birches in the wishing circle ⭕️... two robins singing for a mate or maybe finding each other!! And this is my mule feeding on alder cones. He flies with the goldfinch flock so must identify as one, but you see his ring on his leg.. #birdwatchireland explained he must be a cross that someone bred possibly canary goldfinch or something that either didn’t work or he escaped. He’s not so frightened of me getting fairly close. Been around two years now and has a different song.. but that’s a bird mule apparently!! #buzzard spots something move in the undergrowth and #dusk sounds to round out a very gorgeous day 😊🐦🍂🍂🌳💚🍁🍁🍂😊🇮🇪 #wexford #ireland #wearetheark #forestgarden

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Haven’t been out in the #forestgarden for a little bit as have been away but no real rain today so stood outside to see who I could see and hear... I’m sure they’re at it all the time but managed to see the #goldfinches feeding on the #teasels 💚💛🖤 and I caught a fast moving #goldcrest darting around the #ivy clad ash tree. Very nice to see him. Also the #artichoke seed heads look like they are good hunting grounds for this #wren that is on the stalk. Another few beauties in the hedge were a little family of #yellowhammers having a rest and a preen 💛💛🐦🐦 #buzzard sat atop his normal perch and some unusual #birdsong blackbird or thrush? Anyone know then please advise!! Acrobatic #greattit to round off the nose about 😊🐦 🌳🍁🍂😍👍 #wearetheark #wexford #birdwatchireland

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The upside of early school runs is being home just after the suns up and on a morning like today, being able to go out in the garden and field and spot all the chaps enjoying the winter warmth on their feathers. Such a still morning. #moon still up behind a tall tree in the hedge with a large charm of #goldfinch and #linnets having a groom and a sit after enjoying a feast on the alder tree nuts. The #buzzard was in the opposite tree sat in his normal spot til me and the dog walked past..saw a family of #bullfinch eating the ash seeds again. Only got this one who sat still for ten seconds before following his gang off to the next spot...#robin #blackbird patches and #wren all sun bathing 😊💚🍂🐶🐦🐤🐤🐤🐦💚🌳🍁🍂 #wearetheark #birdwatchireland #biodiversityireland #wexford #autumn #meadow

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I’m watching you... #bluetit and #robin in the afternoon sun today. Haven’t seen too many #blackbirds recently but they’re starting to come back around the place and this one was very much enjoying the #haws in the hedge. Little #wren in the ivy moving like a little mouse about the place and as I sat under a big goat willow I was very pleased to see a squad of #longtailedtits Haven’t seen them in a good while either. They dart around the place far too quickly for a really good shot off the cuff but lovely to watch them. They were actually joined by a minuscule goldcrest but he was moving like lightning and I didn’t get lucky. Again, v pleased to know they’re around 👍✅ #autumn colour at the #wishingcircle in the #forestgarden #teasels still standing tall and #silverbirch leaves almost gone 🍁🍂🍂🍁 bluetit puffing up against the chill and I got all medieval in the kitchen and turned those #medlars into jelly 😁 not too bad actually! #growyourown #wearetheark #birdwatchireland #biodiversityireland #wexford #ireland

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