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To us it's a tree but to Ray...

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Nick Hallissey, 11 November 2008 09:44

Ray Mears shares his knowledge on some of the extraordinary uses for our everyday trees...       Sweet chestnut: "The obvious benefit is eating the nuts. But the bark will make a perfectly strong container for just about any small items; and it will give you a string that's formidably strong too. The tannin also makes a superb wound-wash; basically ...

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To us it's a tree but to Ray...

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Nick Hallissey, 11 November 2008 09:44

Ray Mears shares his knowledge on some of the extraordinary uses for our everyday trees...       Sweet chestnut: "The obvious benefit is eating the nuts. But the bark will make a perfectly strong container for just about any small items; and it will give you a string that's formidably strong too. The tannin also makes a superb wound-wash; basically ...

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MONDAY: Where to Next?

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Nick Hallissey, 01 June 2008 20:33

Banish the Monday blues with some inspiration for your next trip into the wide blue yonder…  #3: Burbage Valley, Derbyshire Anneka Rice would have a field day with Burbage Brook. It’s full of the kind of names which gave the researchers their clues when devising another helicopter-bothering episode of Treasure Hunt: The Toad’s Mouth, The Fox House, Carl Wark, Surprise ...

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