North boundary before felling......

Felling the trees fronting the site (east boundary)

All down at the front!

Reinforcements required...... in the form of a truck! This tree had a dangerous lean towards the bungalow – premature demolition not desired!

Almost half way!

Next!

Heave! Avoiding the road and telephone wires

Trimmed and ready for felling

This is the view to the road before felling the trees

Planning permission granted!

West elevation

South elevation

North elevation

East elevation

Plans

Proposed site plan

Straw Bales

Collecting the bales up, ready for winter storage.

Bales ready and waiting.  Our natural building blocks!

Bailing one fine summers evening, in a local field 2 miles from site.

Opening up the site

Trees removed between the land and the bungalow.

Shortly after moving in

The enclosed back garden of the bungalow, before taking the trees down which separate it from the land.

The boundary between the bungalow and the land - purchased separately from different owners.