What To Bring
Its good to be well prepared when you come to the Shieling Project.
We will be spending a lot of time outside: walking, drawing, talking, working, and we need to be comfortable. The basic equipment is a waterproof jacket and waterproof over-trousers and wellies. These are essential even for a short visit, and will help you keep on getting outside whatever the weather. When you book with the project you will receive a full kit list to help you prepare.
Photos by the Shieling Project, Mhairi Baird, George Logan and David Powell
Lynbreck Croft
Seed pockets Our team of woodland pigs are starting to make an impact. Their noses make holes in the thick vegetation, as they look for grubs and insects providing a chance for pioneer species to colonise. We're hoping to encourage more trees in these woodland edge areas. This ground would be ideal for wetter loving species such as eared willow, a pioneer which grows bushy, providing a more diverse woodland structure. It would also help extend the area of shelter, and eventually diversity of browse for our cattle. Pig power 🐷
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Jan 6, 2021 @ 1:36pm
Happy New Year everyone! Here’s a picture of our lovely steers Bruaichladdich and Walnut - now a year and half old - born (and named) during our summer camps of 2019. We are due two more lovely calves this summer - will you be here to see them? #summercamp https://t.co/j2ktLY6Juf
Happy New Year everyone! Here’s a picture of our lovely steers Bruaichladdich and Walnut - now a year and half old - born (and named) during our summer camps of 2019. We are due two more lovely calves this summer - will you be here to see them? #summercamp https://t.co/j2ktLY6Juf
Nov 10, 2020 @ 1:34pm
Everyone was keen to get a bit of extra feed this evening - a great example of the range of colours of the Shetland breeds #munchmunch https://t.co/RonLR4AlNF
Everyone was keen to get a bit of extra feed this evening - a great example of the range of colours of the Shetland breeds #munchmunch https://t.co/RonLR4AlNF
Oct 27, 2020 @ 3:59pm
Spreading some of our well rotted manure before turning this field ready for some traditional cereal crops. We’ll be planting Emmer and some other wheat varieties soon and Bere barley in the spring #traditionalcrops #landracecereals https://t.co/u7PtGWXg3C
Spreading some of our well rotted manure before turning this field ready for some traditional cereal crops. We’ll be planting Emmer and some other wheat varieties soon and Bere barley in the spring #traditionalcrops #landracecereals https://t.co/u7PtGWXg3C