Reclaiming the field

The field is just over two acres and for the five and a half years we have been here we have let horses use it. The arrangement which was originally for rescue horses was no longer working for us so we have taken the field back. The first task was to clear the field of the rubbish on it , a major part of which was a burnt out lorry chassis. This was cut up and will be taken to the scrap yard. The next task was removal of paving slabs, bricks, plastic rope and other general rubbish that
had accumulated over the years. Then the field was chain-harrowed. Apart from flattening out the dried-in hoof marks from the heavy shire horses this will also hopefully help any wild flower seeds germinate. I have noted many flowers blooming in the field but this year without the horses I can construct a comprehensive record.