Knowle is a far better place for wildlife than for night-life. It is set amidst rolling, open countryside and surrounded by relatively small, non-intensive farms, so pollution and contamination by agri-poisons is minimal. The best impression of this bucolic scene can be obtained by walking the ridge between Coleford & Barnstaple Cross, a couple of [...]
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Wildlife
Posted in animals, badger, birds, countryside, geese, landscape, orchard, snake, wildlife on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Local materials for local houses – cob, stone, reed.
Posted in buildings, cob, countryside, house, landscape, reed, stone, thatch on May 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Knowle Farm is by no means a picture-book, pretty house. Our estate agent dubbed it ‘handsome’, but I prefer the A-words; authentic, atmospheric, ancient. Another description I like is ‘homely’, although in this case that isn’t a bad thing. Homely, in the sense of unadorned, familiar, a place where one receives kind treatment (OED) [...]
