D. G. Shelley Master Thatcher Ltd

12/04/2026

A client I worked for years ago is in Japan and sent me these wonderful photos.

One is of a manhole cover in town, as they celebrate thatched houses as part of their cultural heritage.

10/04/2026

27/03/2026

21/05/2025

We had a mascot on this job. A very devoted mother duck who slowed us down. In the end we had to rescue her and her ducklings from the big fall off the half hip. All 10 eggs have hatched, along with 5 from an abandoned nest.

A big thank you to friends of the wild in Bishop's Stortford who helped me through the process.
https://friendsofthewild.co.uk/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKa0_tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHo5pk-DvUPM0h5zzuEoHwcVhVJ5AZdv_ByZmkqWARgDH6JQ00RTV4V2tMRz5_aem_AMICGj_q-zeRB7Oi_KjehA&sfnsn=scwspwa

16/06/2024

https://vimeo.com/944517187

This is "F&C_Old Thatch" by CJ Property Marketing Ltd on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

07/05/2024

We often get asked what we do with the old straw we strip off. It can get mixed in with other green waste to become compost, completing its life cycle.

13/09/2023

Just what you want to find in your pile of reed.