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by claire | Feb 19, 2019 | 0 comments

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All of the magic, life and hope lies in the tiny p

All of the magic, life and hope lies in the tiny pockets of ancient woodland we have left. I was lucky enough to walk through one of our last remaining pockets of ancient woods in Clare with Andrew St Ledger of the @thewoodlandleague last week. His knowledge, wisdom and patience is very special. We need to prioritise these remaining fragments. When they go, all hope goes with them. They hold the seeds of restoration and cannot be replaced.

This is a wonderful example of the multiple connec

This is a wonderful example of the multiple connections that exist in the web of life . This here is an apple gall. The female oak apple gall wasp (like many other insects, mites etc )has developed a special relationship with the oak. She lays her eggs in the central vein on an oak leaves. When the larvae hatch, chemical and hormone interaction between the wasp eggs and the oak causes the tree to grow a round gall. A little wooden nest for a single wasp to grow safely inside. They drill a tiny hole to escape. The monks used to prize these galls in the first century and beyond in Ireland. They mixed the insides with iron filings to make the black ink used for their writings. Used up until 20th C.
There are loads of different types of galls on different plants caused by a wide range of organisms. For millions of years plants have reacted with galls to ward off the attacks of fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, and insects. But without their native plant partners there would be no new generations of these small gods that rule the world.
We must Reweave these webs and set our land free. Build an Ark full of native plant partners, the foundation stone of life.

Patch by patch……. Gardens are part of an old w

Patch by patch……. Gardens are part of an old world. We are building a new, kinder world. Build an Ark, not a garden. 🤗🌎❤️

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