Monthly Archives: May 2015

Land Reform vs Planning vs Hutting

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

There’s been a lot in the news recently about Land Reform in Scotland, and many people involved in the hutting movement have been supporting this and connecting the two issues. In particular Donald McPhillimy wrote a blog post imagining sitting … Continue reading →

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The Haven and Dunton plotlands

Posted on May 24, 2015 by

Last autumn I was able to visit the Langdon Nature Reserve near Basildon in Essex, and took the collection of photos at the end of this post. The site was a plotlands community of chalets on plots of land owned … Continue reading →

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Two books about Basildon plotlands

Posted on May 22, 2015 by

Deanne Walker has written two books about Essex plotland communities, first “Basildon Plotlands: The Londoners’ Rural Retreat” by herself and then “A Portrait of Basildon Plotlands: The Enduring Spirit” with Peter Jackson (who maintains a plotlands website.) The books are … Continue reading →

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