Agathoclis Beckmann

Recent work at Bents Garden and Home. A Light Walk working with other consultants on an Alice in Wonderland theme.

A visit to the island of Hydra. Beautiful place built largely without the benefit of Planners, Architects, Engineers or Landscape Architects!

Some images of the beautiful Pelion village of Lafkos, Greece.

Old buildings in the town of Clamecy, Burgundy.

Lisboa Oriente Station by Santiago Calatrava, the upper part of the station with ironwork looking like palm trees.

David Hockney’s ‘Bigger and Closer (not smaller and further away)’ at the Aviva Studios, Manchester. An amazing immersive experience, well worth visiting.

Autumnal views of Biddulph Grange garden designed by James Bateman, beautifully restored by the National Trust.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/14/nature-carbon-sink-collapse-global-heating-models-emissions-targets-evidence-aoe?CMP=share_btn_url A very worrying article?

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

Interesting article. This is something I’ve always suspected.

Cows help farms capture more carbon in soil, study shows Research also reveals that a mixture of arable crops and cattle helps improve the biodiversity of the land

Good progress!

Burtonwood Moss is looking a lot different in the new year!

We have been mulching unwanted scrub and molinia (grass) vegetation on the Merseyside moss, one of the first stages of lowland peat restoration. With the invasive vegetation cleared, we can start the rewetting process by installing bunding on the site.

Keep an eye out for further updates as well continue our vital restoration work on parts of the Sutton Mosses in Merseyside.

The work is part of the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme, funded by Natural England and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Supported by The Mersey Forest.

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Doing a great job!

The newly install bunds at Little Woolden Moss are already doing a great job of retaining water, even before they are finished!

Bunds are a great way to keep water from draining off site, as they are essentially a water proof wall above and below ground. We need to keep the water on site in order to bring the hydrology back to it's natural peatland level.

The work is part of the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme, funded by Natural England and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).