I Bought a Woodland!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- I bought a woodland! Now I can build more Bushcraft shelters, and get some more winter camping trips in. The forest is a mixture of trees with the majority being mature beech and oak with some Hazel and silver birch mixed in. Looking forward to making plenty of Bushcraft/off grid films here for you guys!
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A New Chapter! Very excited about this 🌳Follow each episode of the journey through this playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLxnadpeGdTxCwRkZTLMhjbT_EAu6bAIZy.html
Well done sir! onwards & upwards :-)
Congrats, Mike! Didn't see this coming at all!
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Awesome Mike!
Turn this into your paradise.. Love from India..
Brilliant. I bought one in the spring and it’s the best thing I think I’ve ever done. The advice I was given when I got mine was “don’t do anything major for the first year”. Let the seasons come and go, make notes and get the feel for it. Great news 😀
I’ll need to do a few things as some of the wood that has fallen will start to breakdown. But congrats on getting your wood!
@@TAOutdoors ‘ congrats on getting your wood’ this could mean a whole different thing Mike 😂😂
Time for another father/son build?? If you plan on doing anymore shelters, you can do the digging!!
Yes please, love watching you work together!
Treehouse..........
@@snook1249 a totally awesome treehouse 😃
Yeah,You need a place to spend the cold winter.
@@snook1249 this dad is awesome, and yes: voting for a treehouse!!
I'm disabled now, so have not been out in the woods for a few years. When you asked "hear that?", as you walked through the crunching fallen leaves, I could smell the forrest. Thank you. That was a wonderful moment for me.
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GOD BLESS.
Awesome you had that moment
Man i feel your pain and your struggle within.I hope life gets better for you my friend .My days in the only place of solitude I had are done due to breaking my neck and it really sucks but atleast I had over 40 years of being out there doing the things.I'm now learning leather craft and soon I'm gonna start learning basic Blacksmithing just taking some time to get the tools and a proper anvil.
@@dougstanley7662 I'm so happy to hear you have found some activities that give you joy. I knit, and am just learning to work with clay, from a table that spans my bed. I was always an outdoors girl since young childhood - a real explorer, until about 10 years ago when the arthritis took control of my back. It seems blacksmithing could be challenging, but then it could depend on the size of you projects and how long your sessions are, right? I wish you the best my friend.
I often read the concerns of George Monbiot about protecting the UK environment. If only more people were like you, and appreciated the wonder of natures and it’s years of growth and nurture. I am glad that you have this woodland.
Definitely leave at least the root ball. The fugi and moss that will grow on will be absolutely beautiful! Nature's art you know.
Congratulations Mike on your woodland 🌳
I’m lucky enough to own a small ancient woodland in Kent I love it. It’s such a relaxing place to go I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.
Enjoy 👍👍
When dealing with ivy, sever it, leaving an 18 inch clearance around around full circumference of the tree
I think its fantastic news that you have bought this, most people would just spend the money they make on youtube on other things but you have invested in to a piece of beautiful natural history which you will take care of and hopefully pass down to your children. Well done.
It’s one of the best things, I bought my own small plot earlier this year. Take the time to just watch and enjoy, get the feel for the wood. As regards the big ash, leave the larger limbs to rot down, leave some of the trunk at the root end and use the great resources in that trunk.
How much does it cost to buy your own plot and do you mean a woodland like this one? I'd love to have my own land 😌🙂
So happy that this will be a space for your children to enter and learn about the environment too
You deserve it. Your content never fails to inspire.
I hope the lad, or lass, who gave you that 'permission', in their woods, is not forgotten.
I've got two permissions and they're priceless!
In regards to the fallen Ash tree Mike !
Chain saw carve “TA Outdoors” then leave it after alone 👌🏼
Superb.ive been a tree surgeon for 20 years so if I've learnt anything it's get rid of the ivy.its so destructive. While wild life do like it,tress don't.Just severe the stem about a foot off the ground an then another cut higher up clearing about a six inch gap.youve got a beautiful woodland and don't want ivy anywhere in it.
So pleased for you
How exciting to have a chunk of land! Watch some of the Outdoor Boys videos on UA-cam to get some pointers to bring your daughter camping. How fun.
Congratulations, Mike. I wish you, and everyone around you, many happy moments there. :)
Congratulations! 👌 We've had our little bit of Ancient woodland 3 years now - best thing we did! 👍 Planting trees is very satisifying and it's difficult to go with the advice to just observe it for a year - have fun, the family will love it! 🌳💜 Ivy is good for bees & I name trees too! 🍁
Congratulations on being the owner of this fantastic woodland! Oak trees can live to 1,000 yrs of age, & more. You may even find truffles growing on the roots of oaks in a woodland setting. What a great place!
Congratulations on your purchase. I own 140 acres of ancient woodland in Kent which I bought about 12 years ago. When I first took it over I had great plans for what to do with it but then I met an old woodsman (Kent is full of them) and he gave me some words of advice which have served me well. He told me not to do anything at all to the woods for 5 years other than take what you need. Things move so slowly in nature that you‘ll only learn about the woods by watching it for years and being too hasty and changing things too soon will change it for good and you won‘t know what you‘ve done until it‘s too late.
whats it called?
@@cryptocrusader6078 Cutlers Wood
@@robertthomas2415 Want to sell?
Congratulations Mike. Beautiful forest. Maybe time for a tree house.
Great thought
Ash Tree: Let 15 feet from the roots decay naturally, and then cut the rest up at-will to split and rive into various projects or fuel-wood, IMO.
Yes, except I would say take the straight 20ft section, and leave the roots and the upper trunk and branches behind to provide a variety of wildlife habitats. That trunk section would give maybe three dozen 20ft 6-inch beams for building projects, after a year of drying.
@@RichWoods23 1 year per inch thickness
@@carmineredd1198 could you saw your beams to 2 inch and ratchet strap loads together for drying?or would there be warping
Exciting news! Very happy for you, Mike! I'd love to see an episode or two on the woodland management as well, so we can get a sense of the effort going into keeping the land, and the trees primarily, healthy and thriving.
Looking forward to whatever you're gonna be doing on that lovely piece of land!
I have watched some of your survival and tarp videos, today my feed brought up this. I bought a Woodland. I was thrilled to see that it was not just a mixed woodland but ancient woodland and that you intended to manage it in a sustainable way using old methods for regeneration. as I am watching a year later you will have started on your plan for managing and in fact another video has just come up where you are tackling the big Ash and stripping Ivy from the Oaks. Good move the benefits definitely outstrip the drawbacks the bees will survive without the Ivy there are other winter flowering and early flowering plants that can supply their needs. You are indeed fortunate to have this glorious woodland. I shall be picking up and following you on your journey though many months behind. Your woodland and your decisions but very appreciative of your reading the comments and suggestions. As you said it makes sense to utilise the wood in different ways according to its size and nature. after all that is what ancient woodland is all about. Hundreds of years ago this is exactly what would have happened. Fallen trees would have been noted and plans made for their use coppicing would have a regular cycle for different sizes of wood for different uses and mature trees would have been also managed for timber with some being pruned to harvest large pieces by taking out branches and some felled. Good luck with your opening up the canopy no doubt by now you will have found some wildflowers making a reappearance and will have planted others. Keep the big grin going as you work out how you will be developing the plot and getting on with it.
That ash tree looks like a perfect foundation for a bushcraft shelter. No rush to cut it up.
Actually living the dream! I’ve yearned for a wood of my own to look after and it’s inspiring to see you achieve this! Nice one TA!
Congratulation to You for this beautyful Woodland. I can feel your proudness and Joy.👍
That’s awesome mate, congratulations. I can see how incredibly happy you are with it, and rightly so. I’m a big fan from down-under, and looking forward to new vids from the new Woodland. Love to Big Bertha and Old Harry❤️
Yeah, leave the ash tree. It gives the woods character! I love your new 'studio' and I can't wait to see what you come up with.
How exciting! I'm going to really enjoy watching and learning about wood management along with everything else you do.
I would normally say leave the fallen Ash tree, but you are at the stage of building things, and its a valuable resource and a money saver at the moment, so time to chop it up and put it to good use...
Well done mate, nothing beats your own woodland.
First time I've seen your channel and that was an inspiring video to say the least. Can you please tell us more about the woodland such as size, general location and cost? It's not something that ever crossed my mind but now I'm fascinated.
Alaskan Mill and Chain saw for the big ash tree and mill your own lumber!.. The planks or posts might be very useful for your plans
I have just gotten an idea now of owning a large expanse of woodland myself. I want to own it, and maintain it, and open it on certain days for people who wish to find a space to relax and be one with nature. That sort of experience is dwindling I feel like, and I want it to feel like a sanctuary of things past. Nature is a tough being.
I'm so happy for you!I'm a pretty recent subscriber only around a year I think but just the happiness i can see in your eyes just being in that woodland and all your thoughts and ideas and the smile on your face makes me and I'm sure everyone else so happy. I look forward to seeing what you end up doing with such a beautiful area. I'm only fourteen and I've been getting into bushcraft and camping and such and your chanel has inspired me alot and I hope one day I could own my own woodland as well.
So happy for you. So much potential. Congratulations.
Congratulation on acquiring your new property!
I would build with that ash tree since it has already fallen. Personally, I would use a saw mill of some kind.
“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.” - Mark Twain
[hawaii laughs]
"Son, stocks may rise and fall. Utilities and transportation systems may collapse. People are no damn good . . . but they will always need LAND, and they will pay through the nose to get it." - Lex Luthor (quoting his father).
China would disagree
@ Barlo Tardy -- "Mark Twain doesn't know what he's talking about... Tell it to the Lava flows constantly changing my surface"
~ Mother Nature 😁
What an exciting time mate ! Get Graham to build a cabin with you and you can get some kania traps up for the grey squirrels and make a catch and cook video could you clear a small area to grow a few veggies too and live off that land a little ;)
Congratulations! Looking forward to following your progress.
CONGRATULATIONS 🎉, turn the large fallen tree into a storage shed/ wood storage underneath. 👍🏻😎
You could cut most of the ash tree up, but leave the stump to create a stumpery to grow ferns, lichen and fungi on
That's one to tell the wife " honey I've brought a woodland ", she only asked for chocolate and wine 😂
Best of luck going to be an adventure
I'd prefer the woodland tbh.
Imagine all of the maitake mushrooms you can enjoy. Also beech tree mushrooms. Make a hazel shepherds crook walking stick.
Congratulations!!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Well done Mike! I am so happy for you and look forward to seeing what you do with your woodland. You are an inspiration!
Like many of the comments below, I've very much looking forward to the progress. I purchased a tiny 1 acre wood about 12 months ago, & love it! It backs onto a much larger wood, so still has lots to offer. I've had 2 trail cameras in there & have countless picture (& short video clips) of Roe & Muntjac, as well as a fair few fox, game birds, squirrels etc. I've not done much more that a small log store to date. Looking forward to learning lots more..
Congratulations mate! You have earned your success and I hope you spend many happy hours there.
As an Australian i have no idea about the experiances but i love to see/learn the knowledge
Good for you Mike I'm glad you've managed to buy your own forest . Yes do get rid of the Ivy because here in Ireland I have seen it literally kill the trees that they grow up. The other thing came to mind is would you consider introducing other species, if so I have 1 in mind ( Acacia ). It is a species of very hard wood used for all sorts and it is a very fast growing species. Excellant for Honey making and the wood is cross ply. Research it if you think .
Hi Mike, I really enjoy your videos, started watching you couple of years ago when I just found out about such thing as "bushcraft". Then I been watching mostly how to gain some skills, learn tricks and tips about surviving in the wilderness or during casual camping. But time moves on and now I watch such channels like yours mostly because it's very calming, looking at the nature, listening to it, to sounds of people crafting something while there is a campfire cracking somewhere, and your charisma, your character always so calming, I just want to watch and chill. And my main point is that I personally would like to see (and hear) more of you just sitting and maybe talking about something, about live, nature, anything, so it would feel like we as audience are there with you sitting by the fire, in the forest, adoring it and having a little chat about simple or not things.
never cease to show us your developing relationship with nature. your awe is inspiring when your buzzard friends came to say hello, more of this please, thank you.
Great, try and manage as little as possible, I hope you can buy more land around it in the future and leave it rewild and spread.
You should make a homes worth of furniture and tools with that big beautiful tree!
Imagine the slab table tops 😍
Wow, this is truly Totally Awesome! I'm very happy for you!
congrats, I am chuffed for and know your excitement. I bought mine seven years ago and still in awe. Keep the big fallen tree it's an ace feature and you could build a lean to shelter on it. Don't be too tidy with deadwood, recommended is 10% standing and fallen for wildlife of all sorts so don't burn it all. If you fell any, use the brash to build dead hedges, great for all sorts of wildlife. Enjoy!
Leaving some trees to rot actually makes for a better forest in my opinion.
We have some kind of cattle in the forest that eats all low vegetation and it looks not good at all. When i was a kid we did not have the cattle in the forest, and the forest looked a lot better.
Maybe you can cut down some trees for firewood. And have some new trees growing under it grow up to be as tall as the tree you cut down.
Greetings,
Jeff
Really got a good feel for your excitement. Enjoyed this.
Love your editing style and the long intro music with scenic views...
I used to work in woodland management and we would have de-limbed the ash and cut the rootball off so it was all lay on the ground. Then just let it rot back in to the ground. It’s surprising how fast it happens. Couple of years and there won’t be much left in a solid state.
It's both wonderful and sad, that woodlands in the UK are so small. It's wonderful because it makes them seem safe and friendly, but sad that so much forest has been lost. Here in Australia, large acreages of untouched forest (usually adjoining vast tracts of wilderness) are common ... but not exactly 'safe and friendly'!
Dream come true. Congratulations, can’t wait for the great video’s to
Come! ✌️
Nice purchase! Land with all the Rights is a treasure! Were this mine I would want to plant fruit and nut trees in heritage varieties in plenty. Trees that will provide for me and for the woodland creatures too. I would want to start various patches of heritage onions and garlic, other herbs in spots all around. Bring in some truckloads of sheep poo from the neighbor and let that compost around trees you want to keep or encourage growth.
Per the fallen Ash tree. I would cut in two and three meter lengths then quarters to put up for drying to become tool handles in the years to come.
Oh boy congratulations this looks like a good place for a beautiful treehouse up in those big trees
Congrats! A tutorial like video with some tips on buying woodland in UK will be great and much appreciated!
That Ash tree would make an interesting camp site shelter
We're rejoicing your finding!
Congratulations Mike
Leave the ash tree!! It's beautiful as it is. You could do some kind of survival camp around it or something.
Awesome, congratulations! Enjoy!
Congratulations - looks wonderful! I'd be getting archaeologists in for 'Old Harry's Way'...there may be a horde under those leaves!
The ash tree can make many nice things. I would get as many planks as I could and make electric guitar bodies.
You don't need to explain what it means to you, it's written all across your face. Congratulations, what a fabulous thing for a young man to own and cherish.
Congratulations Mike!
I can`t wait to see u crafting beautiful things there . Congratulations
Really happy for you man, it's beautiful
Man that's a sweet woodland. Hope I get one soon. Wish Id done it when I was young. I want to build a homestead.
Awesome Mike! Congratulations 🥳
Love it!! Beech groves are my favorite, they can look so clean but also natural… I would definitely clean off the canopy of that fallen Ash but leave trunk and major limbs to find it way back to dirt… excellent buy! Enjoy the camping!!
Lots of board lumber in that one giant downed tree. I would start by finding someone with a portable saw mill to come and harvest the lumber from that tree which you could then use to build a small cabin so you can have a place to stay while managing your property and while doing other projects.
Not sure of the building codes in the UK but I'd suggest bringing a saw mill and a tractor to build a quaint cabin.
Congrats my friend! what an accomplishment and so proud of you. I can't wait to see more of your awesome footage. Thank you for sharing your adventure and it certainly helps especially with all the civil unrest been happening in my country. Please make sure you include big Bertha and big Harry in your footage. Good luck with your new studio and can't wait to see more of your adventures.
Got to love that fagus and hardwoods. Kia kaha!
Congratulations! Enjoy the journey making a lifetime of wonderful memories in the woodlands.
Turn it in nice lumbar for a beautiful project. Project that you gonna enjoy a lot of years.
Great piece of land, Mike, you happy man! Congrats and have plenty of joy with it.
This is my dream you're living. If only there was a stream running through it.
Use part of the ash, leave the rest.
Happy for you to have so much land!
So exciting! I'm so happy for you. (My husband and I bought 5 acres of woodland this year, and are looking forward to camping/bushcrafting, etc.)
So very happy for you! Glad that woodland will have a caring caretaker.
To be honest.... Its the best time ever in history to buy land/woods ! Might be worth your while getting a metal detector for that woodland now that you own it it would be good for some alternative content 👍👍
Gosh, that's such a beautiful piece of forrest 😍😍I grew up close to the forest that surrounded my village at one side. Just needed to make a few steps to reach the first trees. It always reminds me of my lovely childhood when I watch such videos. Can't wait to see you starting some projects in this wonderful place 😍😍congrats for getting it😘🎉🎉
Awesome!!! I say have the ash milled into usable planks for some kind of build. Burn the little branches.
Looks great! How many Acres???
As for the Ash, If you can make board foot out of it. Have your Dad build something. Or us it in one of your builds. They have machines that use your chain saw to make boards. Can not wait to see the wild life you have in the area! And as all ways, Thanks for taking us along!!!
Big Ben is a great name for that huge oak tree!!
Congrats on the new woodland property. Just take each project on your property one day at a time. Take a journal of the things you want to work on and set a priority level on which ones need done right away and which ones can hold off a few months. I haven't been very active on your channel but now that your doing projects on your own property I will try to watch a bit more.
I feel your joy pal. So happy for you and the forest 😊🌱🌿🌳🍄🍁
Congratulations!
So happy for you, been following you from almost the beginning, glad to see your dream come true.