WEERIBBEN-WIEDEN NATIONAL PARK, Netherlands – The drone of his small outboard motor cuts through the early morning silence as Wout van de Belt navigates his flat-bottomed punt through the twisting ...
One of Britain's most ancient countryside crafts is fighting for its existence. The numbers of reed cutters on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads has dwindled to 15. Cutters are warning that this winter ...
Picturesque reedbeds on the Norfolk Broads have formed part of the rural economy for centuries, and a handful of skilled workers are helping to keep the tradition alive. Reed cutting season started in ...
Just a handful of skilled workers are keeping alive the craft of reed and sedge cutting on the Norfolk Broads. The waterways provide about 10% of materials to thatch roofs in the UK - the rest is ...
Reed cutters who claim they are scarcer than royalty have started harvesting work on the Norfolk Broads. The harvesting season runs from Christmas to Easter, and the majority of reed will be used for ...
Wout van de Belt on the deck of his flat-bottomed punt next to stacks of reed in the national parc Weerribben-Rieden in Belt-Schutsloot, Netherlands, Friday, April 6, 2018. Practitioners of an ancient ...
Reed cutters who claim they are scarcer than royalty have started harvesting work on the Norfolk Broads. The harvesting season runs from Christmas to Easter, and the majority of reed will be used for ...
Just a handful of skilled workers are keeping alive the craft of reed and sedge cutting on the Norfolk Broads. The waterways provide about 10% of materials to thatch roofs in the UK - the rest is ...