Night Planted Trees around the Edge of a Village

The Beginning of My Woods

The biggest woods I have planted on Dartmoor, sits right on the edge of the small village of Princetown.

It begins in this small boggy valley (above), by the remains of the village pond  and proceeds down to the larger Black brook valley below and then up stream on that valley, for about a mile or two.

I have been adding to these woods for the past 11 years and now it is nearly complete.  There are just little patches left for me to do, which still remain unplanted.

The parts shown today; are amongst some of the dodgyest bits, I have planted.  This is due entirely to the close proximity of the village, to where I have to work.

Planting trees is quite noisy, when there is no sound, for miles around.  These bits have not only had to be planted at night, but also when its windy, misty and/or raining as well.  As I do prefer to work unnoticed and to keep a low profile and not to draw any more attention to myself, than I do already.

Having said that though; many people in this village know all about my activities.  I have been told about committee meetings, where questions have been asked in relation to all the little trees appearing on various bits of disused land and then someone telling them and then them saying something like "Oh Him!" So I have been told.  Apparently they call me "Jonny Apple-seed".  I guess it could be allot worse.