Cutting Gorse - Wokefield Common
17th February 2010

Gorse, or furze as it is otherwise known, is not a plant to be trifled with, its prickly nature requires careful handling. It is sometimes difficult to believe that it is a relative of that most innocuous of garden plants, the humble pea.

Cutting the gorse, some of which was over two metres in height and rather weary and dishevelled in appearance, will allow it to regenerate and provide an opportunity for the surrounding heather to spread into the area it now occupies.