Who knew I would grow to bear carpentry!

Arrived to see some upsetting storm damage at the top of the wood. One of the twin oaks had dropped a couple of major limbs a few yards from the Hedgery. Not good and created a fair amount of work to clear, but it did provide me with some much needed twisted oak branches for my "tree of life" project at home.
Armed with loppers, a saw and a few nerves, Simon and I managed to clear enough fallen wood to free the poor Birch that was trapped underneath. It's lost the top third, but there is a good chance the bottom will survive. A very lucky Birch and will probably need a name.

Toggle closures on the inside for security

Hive windows made from old fencing

Once the oak was made safe, we started on the task we came for.... installing the hive shutters to provide both security and independent easy access for photography from any of the 4 windows. Very impressed with the end result - a bit of faffing getting the right hinges, mounted in the right place to allow them to be worked easily when alone, but all in all I think they look awesome and will certainly keep the weather out when not in use.