Dry stone walls are fantastic habitats for all kinds of flora and fauna. At Dry Stone Habitats we are developing a new ecologically-focussed approach to dry stone walling. You can read more about this on our blog.
Summer Heat Turns Dry Stone Walls into Perfect Sunbathing Spots Summer is in full throttle in Gloucestershire, with seemingly endless heatwaves. Working conditions have been very tough but we have soldiered on and have recently been working in and around Tetbury again.  Many butterflies use dry stone walls as perfect resting places to open […]
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Dry Stone Walls are Important Wildlife Habitats When we’re in a field or garden, building or repairing a dry stone wall, we’ll often find a hibernating toad, a masonry bee basking in the sun or a muslin footman moth larvae feeding on lichen. These friendly encounters are always an exciting part of the job, but,
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Spring Brings New Life to the Wall Spring has arrived in Gloucestershire and with it some lovely, sunny days on the wall. We’ve recently been building dry stone walls in and around Tetbury and have had some good encounters this month with a range of wall-dwellers and passers-by. We were halfway through taking down a
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