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Country diary: Taking the long view of the farm and these fells | Andrea Meanwell
- Meanwell notes the farmstead is being reclaimed by nature as winter gives way to spring.
- New fruit trees are planted in hedgerows to diversify the landscape.
- The orchard near Low Park provides shelter as primroses bloom.
- The writer recalls how access to the farm was once possible via a river box system.
- The M6 and railway changes cut off the farm’s historic access.
- Cables from the old crossing remain tangled as nature overtakes infrastructure.
- Meanwell wonders if upland farming will survive as memories fade.
- The diary situates the scene in Tebay, Cumbria, amid seasonal change.
- The author links hedgerow work to biodiversity goals.
- The narrator reflects on personal history tied to the farm and its changes.
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