How to build a mini stone wall
Learn a tradition with its roots in the Iron Age and build your own mini dry stone wall to attract wildlife.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Learn a tradition with its roots in the Iron Age and build your own mini dry stone wall to attract wildlife.
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