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Hi All,
I figured it was about time I did a proper introduction and give you lot a quick tour of the bit of woodland that I hang around in when I can (which isn't often enough!). A small group of mates jointly bought a few acres near Swindon last year, and we've been having lots of fun with it. It's mostly ash and beech so plenty of decent firewood, and plenty of potential widow-makers! We've put up a kitchen area, wood store, composting toilet and a saw horse. Allegedly there's a pizza oven on the way, but I'm not holding my breath. There's lots of wildlife around, we stuck up a trail cam and saw loads of deer, badgers, foxes and hares. Here are some of the locals (apologies for the crappy jpeg quality, the trail cam sucks at stills).
The facilities... with tree mounted alcohol gel and beer bottle bog roll dispensers! We've upgraded the privacy screen a bit since then.
Best view from a toilet I ever saw.
The kitchen area by night. I think we must have had Pink Floyd on at that point judging by the dodgy lighting. Those lights didn't last long! We found a couple of Acoustic Energy outdoor speakers on EBay, so there's half decent sounds around the fireplace.
It's not exactly ultralighting or bushcrafting, but it's a great place for a quiet weekend away, and the bar isn't bad either!
I figured it was about time I did a proper introduction and give you lot a quick tour of the bit of woodland that I hang around in when I can (which isn't often enough!). A small group of mates jointly bought a few acres near Swindon last year, and we've been having lots of fun with it. It's mostly ash and beech so plenty of decent firewood, and plenty of potential widow-makers! We've put up a kitchen area, wood store, composting toilet and a saw horse. Allegedly there's a pizza oven on the way, but I'm not holding my breath. There's lots of wildlife around, we stuck up a trail cam and saw loads of deer, badgers, foxes and hares. Here are some of the locals (apologies for the crappy jpeg quality, the trail cam sucks at stills).
The facilities... with tree mounted alcohol gel and beer bottle bog roll dispensers! We've upgraded the privacy screen a bit since then.
Best view from a toilet I ever saw.
The kitchen area by night. I think we must have had Pink Floyd on at that point judging by the dodgy lighting. Those lights didn't last long! We found a couple of Acoustic Energy outdoor speakers on EBay, so there's half decent sounds around the fireplace.
It's not exactly ultralighting or bushcrafting, but it's a great place for a quiet weekend away, and the bar isn't bad either!
It is strictly banned at Base Camp, the only thing I want to hear is nature…….But we are all different. 
