In the true spirit of recycling, I had an afternoon at the local common exercising the old right of estovers (the right to take sufficient wood for the commoner's house or agriculture; usually limited to smaller trees and fallen branches). OK, I've probably stretched my rights a bit far, as I've used the wood for edging the lawn, but at least I've used a carbon-neutral resource and done a little bit more to save the planet.
While I was there, I took a few pics of the woods and the seasonal flora. Click any of the following to access all of them.
THE SMALL(ish) PRINT... (updated 23/07/2016)
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I'm minded of an episode of "The Good Life" which had the same common rights.
Estovers, eh? Honestly - all those rights you've got that we don't have north of the border, and you still moan about not being allowed to wild camp!
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Sorry, Scott, I didn't intend to stir up any stick-related animosity between our fine nations, but it's obvious now why you lot are so crap at Pooh-sticks, marshmallow-toasting and, of course, Kendo.