Comments on: Telling Gorse species apart https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/ Natural History Illustration - for books, magazines & packaging Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:55:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3427 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:55:59 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3427 In reply to Roy.

Lively or lovely, Im happy with either! Thanks Roy.

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3426 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:55:40 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3426 In reply to Roy.

Gosh I love St Fagans. Can’t wait for covid restrictions to lift so me and the family can have a day wandering about there again.

]]> By: Roy https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3379 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:47:16 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3379 haha… sorry for the typo, lovely!

]]> By: Roy https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3378 Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:46:07 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3378 Your quite right, at St Fagans they have a small outbuilding with a gorse mill in near the merchant house. Your illustrations are lively, thankyou.

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3153 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:47:31 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3153 In reply to Charles.

That’s interesting. I’m not sure if it’s a current practice or not. Round us, in the Welsh borders, people certainly harvest bracken to supplement bedding for livestock, but I didn’t know about the gorse. Next time I’m at St Fagan’s (it’s near the in-laws, and such a wonderful place to visit) ll go on a quest for the gorse cutter. Thanks for the comment, it’s interesting.

]]> By: Charles https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3128 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:41:19 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3128 I remember seeing a gorse cutting machine at St. Fagan’s Open Air Museum in Cardiff. Farmers used to slice up the gorse to supplement feed for their livestock. Not sure if anyone does this today.

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-3116 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:12:05 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-3116 In reply to Sally Harvey.

OOh, that IS interesting! No, Id not heard about it. Im off down a google and gorse shaped rabbit hole now, what an interesting concept. Gorse as a wormer. Thanks for mentioning it!

]]> By: Sally Harvey https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-2985 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:09:36 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-2985 Hello and thank you for these fascinating notes. I was told many years ago by a Dartmoor farmer that the ponies would be feed the gorse tips as a wormer, gave you heard this?

]]> By: Lizzie Harper https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-648 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:10:24 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-648 In reply to Jonathan.

Hiya Jo

What an excellent idea. Often I do, but you;re totally right. In this case I forgot. Ill go and edit it straight away. Thanks for the suggestion!

Yours
Lizzie

]]> By: Jonathan https://lizzieharper.co.uk/2017/04/telling-gorse-species-apart/#comment-614 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:27:43 +0000 https://lizzieharper.co.uk/?p=3097#comment-614 Hi,

It would be most helpful if you could add captions to the beautiful illustrations in this very useful article.

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