Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Day: 18 February 2022

  • New hedge along the old tramway to Roseberry Mine

    New hedge along the old tramway to Roseberry Mine

    I have felt uneasy for some time about the prevalence of plastic tree guards. Their never-ending march seems to pervade into every nook and cranny of our countryside — from our National Parks to motorway verges. They are supposed to protect saplings from browsing animals and to cocoon them in  a mini-greenhouse. But are they…