Making a Bird Feeder Stuart King Stuart King 2023-02-06 | We can all do our bit to recycle redundant plastic, here is an idea of how plastic tree guards used in forestry can be repurposed into something that can help our bird population.
Holmer Green Jubilee Sensory Garden Stuart King 2023-01-29 | The Holmer Green Village Society have acquired a 10-year lease on a one and a half acre redundant and overgrown allotment site. With a very keen bunch of volunteers this wasteland is slowly being transformed into a tranquil space that can be accessed and enjoyed by everyone.I made this video for BBCs Gardeners World, but they chose not to use itThe garden is a work in progress, it has its challenges, but is already a popular quiet space that is appreciated by a growing number of residents, many of whom cannot travel far.
King Alfreds Cakes Fungi Stuart King Stuart King 2023-01-29 | A prehistoric method of travelling with a source of fire
Garden Birds Feeding on a Frosty Morning Stuart King Stuart King 2023-01-24 | We are all (mostly) feeling the economic pinch but I hope that we can still find time for our wildlife. Just putting some appropriate scraps out for will help them overcome their winter struggles and provide us with relaxing and entertaining moments, enjoy.
Autumn in the Wildwood Stuart King Stuart King 2022-11-28 | Well, autumn is well and truly here with just a few oaken leaves still hanging on the boughs, jack frost will soon sort them out! More light is penetrating the tree canopy in the Wildwood as the russet beech leaves carpet the ever-changing woodland floor. The wildlife continue their daily search for food while the seasonal fungi vie for attention in their unique way.
Death, decay, and new life in the Wildwood Stuart King Stuart King 2022-11-18 | Our Chiltern ancient woodlands have a unique life cycle. This cycle takes decades to establish itself and in any such environment we can observe natures death, decay, and rebirth.Nothing illustrates this better than broad leaf trees such as oak, wild cherry, ash, and the wonderful ‘Buckinghamshire weed’, the beech tree, a typical Chiltern’s woodland mixture.A stroll through any of these heritage woodlands will present the observant walker with tiny self-set tree seedlings to mature giants that can block out sunlight in summer.When these giants, those that escape the chainsaw, eventually fall, sometimes after many centuries of existence, their demise to be hastened by creatures of the woodland floor, and fungi.Small invertebrates and fungi ensure that in time, the wildwood colossus is reduced to nutrients that will ensure life giving sustenance to acorns, beech nuts and cherry pips, thus the cycle of life.This short video just concentrates on the effects of fungi, enjoy.
Muntjac Deer in the Wildwood Stuart King Stuart King 2022-11-16 | Muntjac deer have become a regular sight in the Chilterns, they will often be seen crossing local roads and sometimes in our gardens. Sometime ago my garden gooseberry bushes were completely stripped of fruit by these deer.The woodlands are where they these small short necked deer are really at home, and this is where I am happiest with my camera, enjoy.
Wildwood Jays and Squirrels Stuart King Stuart King 2022-11-11 | You may be lucky to see a shy jay on your garden feeder but to appreciate this beautiful blue and black winged woodland bird in its natural habitat is a very rare experience. Here we enjoy a jay feeding and sharing a weathered Wildwood tree stump with a squirrel.
Woodland Pit Sawing Stuart King Stuart King 2022-09-23 | The Ancient woodlands of the Chiltern Hills are dotted with small rectangular pits which are the remnants of where large logs were converted into plank. Pairs of sawyers with a very long saw worked in these woods come rain or shine, enjoy.
Wildwood Saxon Wasp nest Stuart King Stuart King 2022-08-12 | A dead tree still has its uses. This long dead cherry tree in the Wildwood still provides a habitat for a myriad of small creatures, some in due course will provide a meal for birds and mammals. No human was stung during the making of this film!
Oak Tree Sap Mystery Stuart King Stuart King 2022-07-18 | Another wonder of the Chiltern ‘wildwood’ is this old oak tree. Over the last few years this tree has exuded a bubbly sap in July that then solidifies. It attracts a wide range of insects but as they are not interested in the honey and sugar that I smeared on the tree I am looking for suggestions other than sweetness!
The Wildwood, Gods own Garden, Stuart King Stuart King 2022-06-24 | I made this video in the hope that it might get a showing on BBC Gardeners World. I submitted it as they request but heard nothing, so I am sharing it here, enjoy.
Another encounter with a Cock pheasant Stuart King Stuart King 2022-05-20 | Most pheasants have good reason to be wary of man’s presents in our woodlands, but just one pheasant in the Wildwood has managed to trust me, I think it is the food that I carry in my pocket!
Wildwood Camera Stuart King Stuart King 2022-04-10 | Digital photography has allowed us all to take striking images, whether via mobile phones or a traditional camera. Some subjects take a little more planning than others.
HS2 Intimidation by Dog, March 2022 Stuart King Stuart King 2022-03-16 | HS2 continues its onslaught across a widespread area of England’s most beautiful heritage landscape. This is some very recent footage from my ancestral Chiltern homeland close to the Misbourne Valley.
Spring is Nearly Here by Stuart King Stuart King 2022-03-12 | Nature always gives us clues as to what the future holds
Night Life in the Wildwood Stuart King 2022 03 02 Stuart King 2022-03-02 | What happens in the Chiltern Wildwood after dark, my trail camera reveals some of the wildlife activity
HS2 Leather Lane earth moving Madness time Lapse Stuart King 8Th Feb 22 Stuart King 2022-02-08 | My ancestors farmed this land a century ago,But they just scratched the surface of the fields with their ploughs to feed the nation. Now we have these same fields desecrated forever by carbon emitting monsters that the country can not afford.
Jays in the Wildwood Stuart King 2021 Stuart King 2021-11-22 | As part of a documentary of a ‘Year in the Wildwood’ that I am producing, the filming of birdlife is the most difficult. The ancient woodland has a large variety of birds, I hear them, I see them at a distance amongst the leaves and holly bushes, but I require some close-up shots. To this end I have created a ‘feeding station’ on an old tree stump that I hope will allow me to obtain naturalistic images of the resident birds. To try the system out I clamped a ‘Gopro’ camera to my man-made perch, and Hey-Presto! A pair of Jays, Enjoy.
Wycombe Wanderers v Runcorn Wembley 1993 Stuart King video edit 2021 Stuart King 2021-11-20 | Wycombe Wanderers v Runcorn at Wembley in 1993. Although not a football fan I travelled to the final with my family and camcorder. the high light for me was the streaker Paul. I meet up with him in High Wycombe for a video chat and to record the Wanderers victory parade, enjoy, Stuart K
Roe Deer in a Chiltern Woodland Stuart King Stuart King 2021-11-14 | Early autumn film of a family of Roe deer in the Chilterns Wild Wood. Getting close to these gentle wild creatures is a joy
Stuart King Automata including the Punk Rocker 2021 Stuart King 2021-11-01 | A few of my working models, automatons, these are great fun and includes my award wining 'Punk Rocker'.
Buzzard at woodland puddle Stuart King Stuart King 2021-10-20 | A Chiltern ancient woodland 'watering hole', a rain puddle. My miniature camera captures some of the visitors including the rare site of a Buzzard bathing, enjoy.
Harvest in Little Missenden and Holmer Green 2021Stuart King Stuart King 2021-09-25 | The farming year comes to a close as we say goodbye to summer in the Chiltern Hills
Chairmakers pub tour Stuart king April 2021 Stuart King 2021-04-07 | I have created this video in support of the Chiltern Conservation Board’s endeavour to promote awareness of our local heritage. One of their projects is a five-year programme titled ‘Chalk, Cherries and Chairs’, this virtual pub crawl is part of the ‘chairs’ section known as the ‘Woodlanders’ group, and anyone can join in.Although this is a virtual tour (due to Covid restrictions) it is hoped that we can arrange actual half day tours to share a lost part of our Chiltern heritage in the future. In the meantime, enjoy this ‘snapshot’ virtual Pub Tour, its open 24 Hours a Day!
HS2 Leather Lane oaks destruction 18th March 2021 Stuart King 2021-03-24 | HS2 marches on destroying all within it's path, This is Leather Lane near Great Missenden in the Chilterns March 2021
Leather Lane Oaks Stand off 10th March 2021 Stuart King Stuart King 2021-03-16 | The heritage Leather Lane, Great Missenden now closed for years and much will be destroyed by HS2. The 50 landmark oaks will be gone in the next few days, welcome to my England.
The Kings Lane Oak HS2 Stuart King 2020 Stuart King 2021-01-03 | This is the sad story of a once Noble oak that stood proud in a Chiltern hedgerow until HS2 felled it without just cause, Stuart King 2021
Making Lace Bobbins Stuart King 19 mins Stuart King 2020-12-04 | Lacemaking has a long and varied history. This video concentrates on the making and history of English lace bobbins, a craft that has slid into the realms of history, and could well soon become long forgotten, enjoy, Stuart King
Turning a Chess Piece with a Skew Chisel SK Stuart King 2020-11-18 | In the days before Covid (DBC!), turning a chess piece on a lathe using just one tool was a bit of a party piece with which I used to end some of my club demos. Because of the national 2020 restraints I thought that I would create this little video, as the only get togethers for the moment are virtual via ‘Zoom’.Like many craftsmen I miss the one-to-one interaction with other folk, creators or just observers of art and objects, useful or otherwise. Enjoy.
The Great Chipper Saga, Kings Lane HS2 Stuart King 2020-10-30 | This day, 29th October 2020, two young ladies climbed onto a massive log shredder to prevent it being used to destroy local heritage trees in our beautiful Chiltern valley between Great Missenden and Wendover. This landscape changing work is government sanctioned HS2 (railway) and they are desecrating the fields, ancient woodlands, and quiet country lanes.Until recently it was just a few locals in their cars and tractors from nearby working farms.So, two agile ladies stopped local HS2 work for some hours while at least 32 TVP police appeared on the scene with their blue lights flashing to make the eventual arrests. Some folks might think the police response a little excessive, but you decide, you pay their wages, including overtime!
HS2 Pink Flag day Wendover 2020 Stuart King 2020-10-22 | You decide; is HS2 paying (with your money) very highly paid members of the ‘national Eviction Team’ to prevent a totally peaceful ‘Od bucks Boy’ from crossing a completely empty field justified?This empty field has been annexed from a local farm by HS2 using pink flags without payment to the owner, as of yet!So, these bully boys in black informed me that I was trespassing on a field ‘land grabbed’ by HS2 for which I was no threat and for which they have not ‘recompensed’ the owner for. Monty Python or for real?
Battle for Jones Hill Wood 2020 HS2 Stuart King 2020-10-14 | This is a 6-minute documentary of HS2’s defiling of Jones hill Wood near Wendover, Bucks. It is also a record of some of the very un-British behaviour (to say the least!) of those we should regard as guardians of our countryside and people’s rights.Local people’s rights have been trampled on, farmland (not payed for) decimated with heavy machinery, ancient heritage woodland floor crushed beneath heavy tracked machinery and the woodland threatened with imminent destruction.
Beadwork in a Chiltern Village Stuart King Stuart King 2020-10-12 | They say a woman’s work is never done. This was so true in the past when many women needed to supplement the husband’s income to make ends meet.In my home village of Holmer Green throughout the 19th century and well into the 20th, there was always some form of craftwork with which women could earn some welcome pin money. This is their story.
HS2 Eviction Day at Jones Hill Wood 1st Oct 2020 Stuart King 2020-10-04 | The tree protectors, some living in tree houses to protect this special environment from destruction by HS2 have a tough day. The brutal eviction team move in at dawn. The police facilitate this action by preventing the general public traveling over farmland not owned by HS2.
Art in the Wood Stuart King 2020 Stuart King 2020-08-31 | Jones Hill Ancient Woodland is soon to be destroyed by HS2. An art day was held for the tree dwellers and visitors.
Glis Glis or Edible Dormouse Chiltern Hills Stuart King 2020-08-21 | A rare glimpse of the nocturnal Glis Glis or edible Dormouse. After escaping from a private zoo in Tring in 1902 they have made their home in the nearby Chiltern beech woods
HS2, Back to the Stone Age, Stuart King 2020 Stuart King 2020-08-18 | Ancient Woodland, Ancient History, imminent destruction!
HS2 Land Grab in the Chiltern Hills 2020 Stuart King 2020-08-14 | The end of the line for a traditional farming families way of life as HS2 grab their home and land to build a 'High speed Railway'. Only in China or Russia?? No, this is in the glorious English Countryside today.
Save Roald Dahls Wood Stuart King July 2020 Stuart King 2020-08-13 | The destruction of Roald Dahl's Wood, also known as Jones Hill Wood, above the beautiful Misbourne Valley close to Great Missenden is iminent. HS2 will destroy this area of the Chiltern Hills for ever. What a legacy for our children!
Mr Fox, Roald Dahl Wood, Chilterns, Stuart King July 2020 Stuart King 2020-07-27 | This is a tale of what is about to happen to an ancient Chiltern woodland, one of about 104 such woodlands to be destroyed by the HS2 railway development.Jones Hill wood near Wendover was well known by the childrens author Roald Dahl and was his inspiration for his tale of 'The Fantastic Mr Fox'.Mr Fox's den is still there under a huge and ancient beech tree, for now!
Blue Tits, the Movie by Stuart King Stuart King 2020-05-26 | The magic of watching wild birds nesting and bring up youg in an English country garden
VE Day celebrations Holmer Green Stuart King 2020 Stuart King 2020-05-09 | The locals of the Buckinghamshire village of Holmer Green celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE day in their gardens, closes and quiet streets. Their Great British spirit of community and care for others is an inspiration to the world
Bluebell Magic of the Chilterns, Stuart King Video Stuart King 2020-05-01 | The magical sight of Britain's bluebells, especially those of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire never cease to excite and amaze us, this is close to the Misbourne Valley. Millions of our ancient bluebells, along with our ancient woodlands are being destroyed by High Speed Rail, the HS2 project that is draining and diverting the countries hard earned resourses.
Easter Bunny Egg StuartKing Stuart King 2020-04-11 | A turned and painted easter egg containing a secret garden and resident, from my workshop
Automaton, The Fishermans Friend by Stuart King Stuart King 2020-03-29 | This is a prototype for a more sophisticated version, just a little bit of fun
Chairs and Cherries Stuart King 2020 Stuart King 2020-03-05 | I have added Images to my BC 4 interview in Open country with Ian Marchant discussing the Chiltern Chair Bodgers, proposed National Park, the woodlands and also the lost cherry orchards of Holmer Green
Pit Sawing and Trestle Sawing, Stuart King Stuart King 2019-12-18 | The ancient woodlands of the Chiltern Hills contain hundreds of what are now small shallow pits. These are the remnants of 'Pitsawing' with many over 300 years old.This video is a recreation of this long gone woodland craft but starts with an earlier form of sawing using trestles
HS2 Great Missenden Stuart King Oct 10 2019 Stuart King 2019-10-23 | HS2 are imposing unnecessary and costly infrastructure change on the Chiltern village of Great Missenden. The villages are understably not happy with the situation and are making a democratic stand
Lovespoon Carver Ralph Hentall,2019 SK Stuart King 2019-10-15 | Ralph Hentalis one of the worlds leading lovespoon carver, a true craftsman with a vivid imagination and unique style.This video is my tribute to an old friend and fellow wood artist.Stuart King
