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Gerald dug a hole for the tree in about 90 seconds before getting on to the serious business of levelling.  Meanwhile this Land Rover, beautifully restored by Arkonik showed up for a photo shoot Wait till you see the proper … Continue reading →

Hayley, Harry and Lorna set out plans and assess the need for some heavy lifting. Hawthorn down. Now we’re really opening up the view to the south. Help comes over the hill in the form of Gerald and his big … Continue reading →

  Photos: William Heath Bonfire, clearing, strimming and trimming in bright summery late September heat. We discussed location of new walnut tree, hedge cutting and laying, bramble management, drainage and tracks with our very knowledgeable and practical neighbour Paul. Daisies … Continue reading →

Kelston Roundhill Autumnal Glow: etching by Rachel Wilcox. We came across this striking image of Kelston Roundhill online, and contacted the artist Rachel Wilcox. We were pleased to hear back from her, telling us her work and how she sees … Continue reading →

This graphite sketch of the view of Bath from 1833 was recently sold by Sulis Fine Art

Grim weather receded and again we worked in sunshine. Won’t always be like this… Can we rescue this from brambles and nettles and make it an area kids will want to explore? Prepping the saws: filing, oiling etc. If you … Continue reading →

First it was unspoilt in gracious decline, reclaimed by nature. Then we refurbished the barn to make it usable but it left a building site. So now we’re undertaking a small programme of works on the courtyard and land immediately … Continue reading →

B&NES’ Bathscape project has started to produced summaries and analysis of the landscape around the World Heritage City. See below for example for what they have to say about the geology of Kelston Roundhill: The geology of this area is … Continue reading →

Kelston Records’ summer solstice celebration with Rachael Dadd and her band.

Matt Somerville writes Until last week the last time I was at the Old Barn at Kelston was several years ago. I was there to help develop ideas about how it could be adapted to support the life that would … Continue reading →