Burn and flatten!

Hacking, smashing, slashing and burning!

There were tree roots to get rid of. Researching the best ways to destroy roots led me to the conclusion that cutting off the roots and burning the core at the centre was the best way to make sure the tree would not be likely to regenerate...ever again.

We took the tree stumps down to the ground, built a wigwam of twigs, branches and set fire to them. Repeatedly burning the stumps reduced them to a lightly-smoking circle of white ash.


This left a stubborn problem; uneven and lumpy ground that didn't lend itself to providing an even, level surface for the foundations of the new build. Without a solid, flat surface, the hut-build was going nowhere.