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Design 04 - Acres Wood Project

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Commenced:	01/09/2013
Submitted:	16/08/2016
Last updated:	16/08/2016
Location:	Kingsley, Cheshire, GB
Climate zone:	Cool Temperate

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Posted by Graham Wood over 8 years ago

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We have lived here since 1979 and mostly used our field and woods as an extended playground for our 3 sons and all their friends from the village. Over the years there were tree-house forts built connected with rope bridges, a mountain bike trail laid out, a zip wire, various rope swings, and a bivi camp area with a fire pit, but as the boys all got older and moved away from home the land was used less and less until it became quite neglected and for many years was totally wild and overgrown with brambles and nettles.

For many years my work took me away from home for weeks at a time and that had contributed to the lack of use and maintenance of the land, because any time at home became focused on the family and maintaining the house.
Then in 2012 it was my 60th birthday and I started to think about what I'd do when retired from work. This got me to thinking about my life style and things I'd like to do with our land if I only had the time.

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