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Thanks all The ground in question is pretty soggy, grass, moss and soil. But I don't intend to be running lots of heavy things over it, so the matting may do the job... I could put 2x4s or similar under the matting I suppose!

Hi all Just wondering if anyone has any experience of the above? E.g. ACO GroundGuard I'd like to lay something like this across the lawn so I can get a small tractor, maybe the odd car and trailer of logs across it without turning it to rutted mud. This looks like it would do the job? And also look lawn like once the grass has grown through... I suspect though it's not just a matter of laying it down, pinning it in place and waiting for the grass to go through it, I guess it needs scraping off of soil, laying of compacted hardcore, then sprinkling back on of soil and grass seed... If it does require all this work, is it worth the effort? Has anyone used this sort of thing successfully? Thank you.

Thanks. Does anyone have any experience of the Ekol Clarity 5? And are modern Morsos as good as the older ones?

Ha, don't worry! I didn't think you were trying to badger me into buying one! (My wife says I'm too stubborn to be badgered anyway, she's tried!) I'd like to get a Burley (based on feedback on here) but I think the top only exit will scupper that. Will see what my installer can do...

Thanks gents, does seem he was talking out of his bottom. On another note, my installer says a rear exit stove would be better to allow the stove to sit further into the room -quite a small fireplace. Am I right in thinking the Holywell is top exit only? Bugger...

Did seem a bit unlikely, but he was quite convincing. About how he'd been trying to convince them to change the design of their combustion chamber for 18 months without success! The one he recommended was only a couple of hundred quid more than the Burley, so I don't think he was trying to gouge us too much... A chap who sells wood burners on here said that the Burleys can blacken the glass on the left hand side of the window as their airwash runs from left to right (not top to bottom), and drags ash on to the glass. Has anyone noticed that issue at all? Cheers.

Hi guys Looking into this again now we're in the house! Been to a few local stove showrooms. One didn't stock Burley, and recommended a Bergen stove. The other did stock Burley, but didn't rate them - he's about to stop stocking them, apparently they waste a lot of heat downwards, can crack the slab they rest on and require a long flue to draw properly? This one recommended a Scan Andersen 4-5, which was a neat looking little stove. Has anyone tried the latter? David H, I'm not looking for a boiler stove, just a basic convection heater for the living room. Bonus if it can push heat further into the house, but I won't be hooking rads to the woodburner. Ilnumero, as said, I'm not after a boiler stove, but the Coseyfire does look surprisingly cheap! They do seem to do a smaller 5kw non-boiler version, but I can't find many reviews of it. Anything you don't like about your bigger one? Cheers all.

Ah yes, that's one of the ones I found! Which does suggest £5.00 a metre (including materials) is about right. One person there is quoting £1.50 a metre for labour!

Thanks Steve. I had got the figure of £6 or so a metre from somewhere, but I thought that included materials. Sounds a bit optimistic now I come to think of it!

Thanks TB. Could you PM me his details? Cheers.

It's the edge of a paddock, with woodland and garden on the other two sides. I want to plant trees, so I think rabbit fencing will be necessary? Not moved in yet, so not sure what's about. When you say standard stock fence, you mean wooden posts and wire netting, but the netting not dug in? (That's what I think of as rabbit netting, but maybe I've got the term wrong?) Thank you.

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Thanks all, especially Alec! If that's some initial thoughts I await the epic saga of a full answer! Seriously, many thanks for taking the time to put that answer together. A lot of useful information there. I will quote your post and respond to relevant bits.

Any thoughts or suggestions, anyone? Cheers.

Any thoughts or suggestions, anyone? Cheers.

Hi all I'm after about 140m (I think, in two runs) of stock fencing, near Chepstow. Fairly easy ground (one run up a gentle ish slope, other run fairly flat across the slope), pasture land, no existing fence to rip out. Access for (small) tractor should be fine. I'd like sweet chestnut or something else what will last equally well. Rabbit netting will be needed I think, and possibly a single strand of barbed on top (TBC - neighbour occasionally puts horses in the paddock next door, so may be a bad idea). Can anyone give me a rough idea of likely price for this, and can anyone recommend someone in the area who can do this? Or does anyone on here do fencing in the area? Many thanks. (Posted this twice as I'm not sure where more people will see it)

Hi all I'm after about 140m (I think, in two runs) of stock fencing, near Chepstow. Fairly easy ground (one run up a gentle ish slope, other run fairly flat across the slope), pasture land, no existing fence to rip out. Access for (small) tractor should be fine. I'd like sweet chestnut or something else what will last equally well. Rabbit netting will be needed I think, and possibly a single strand of barbed on top (TBC - neighbour occasionally puts horses in the paddock next door, so may be a bad idea). Can anyone give me a rough idea of likely price for this, and can anyone recommend someone in the area who can do this? Or does anyone on here do fencing in the area? Many thanks.

Thanks Alec, that would be great. I've done a fair bit of reading on the interwebs, and I'm getting overwhelmed by all the possible options!

Hi all Aiming to plant a small orchard this year. Maybe 20 trees. Site is in South Wales, on a sloping paddock, South East ish facing. There are various bigger trees around, so the orchard site may possibly get a bit of shade from time to time - hopefully not much if I can site it correctly. I'd like a range of fruit throughout the year (rather than a glut at one time) and will include apples (eating, juice and cider), pears, and a walnut tree. Could also include cherry, crabapple, plums, damsons, quinces... All sorts of options and I'm open to suggestions. I aim to plant medium dwarfing trees (up to ~3m tall let's say), at 2.5 - 3m spacing. I like tasty ancient apple varieties such as the Orleans reinette, but am not sure what other varieties to plant, nor am I clear on the pollination requirements of the various varieties - I'd like them to fruit without too much intervention on my part. I'd also like trees that don't require too much work - i.e. they're fairly hardy and will grow confortably with a bit of water in the dry periods and mulch once or twice a year. Any suggestions of varieties would be appreciated. I'm already in touch with Andrew at the heritage fruit tree company, but any other suggestions as to sources would be great. Thank you.

Sweet or horse chestnuts? How did you prep them? I really wanted my sweet chestnuts to do well, as I have lots of potential uses for the wood. They're still in their pots, maybe they'll germinate next year!

Nothing that I've planted from seed has germinated this year! Despite proper stratification etc. Good summer for trees I had as saplings, though my horse chestnuts have a bit of leaf miner, and my oaks got mildew when we went away and my neighbour forgot to water them! Grr.

Says the product is not flammable!

I plant mine in a mixture of garden soil and compost, and sometimes a bit of sand. Saplings grow pretty well in this, but so far not had much luck with seeds germinating in a similar mix.

Nice video, very satisfying! Thanks.

Thanks all. Most recommendations seem to be for the Burley, so far! Any more for any more?