Seasons & Episodes
Rob Penn has his first visit to Strawberry Cottage Wood
Rob starts work, introducing pigs to clear bracken and brambles and planning his tasks for the year. Felling a dead tree
Pigs at work
Winter arrives in Rob's wood. In freezing weather he learns the ancient practice of coppicing and brings in the local wo
Felling a tree
In the middle of winter Rob needs to make some money. He visits one of Britain's largest clear-felling conifer plantatio
At the sawmill
Rob Penn continues his year-long project to restore the abandoned Strawberry Cottage Wood, Monmouthshire. As spring arri
Rob makes charcoal
As summer arrives, the pressure is on Rob Penn to turn labour into profit in Strawberry Cottage Wood. He dips his toes i
Rob throws a party
Rob Penn's year in Strawberry Cottage Wood is nearly at an end. After ten months hard work he gets a final assessment fr