England's thatched roofs 03:58. GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get ...

According to Mr Dodson the last three harvests have been very bad for straw growers. "The winter of 2023 was very wet, which meant that yields were down around 40%. So there is a real shortage of ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...

John Roston Smith has earned a reputation as a top thatcher as popularity of the grass roofs grows world-wide; projects have cost upwards of $750,000 ...

Jackdaws strip straw from £100,000 re-thatched roof of historic National Trust barn. National Trust conservationists try 'umpteen solutions' that have all failed to problem of birds picking apart ...

The Germanic immigrants to this area brought with them the custom of rye straw roof thatching. Rye is a cereal grain similar to wheat, but with a habit of growth yielding stalks almost twice as ...

They are the architectural epitome of Englishness. But the thatched cottage, a treasured feature of chocolate-box villages, is under threat, conservationists have warned.

Royal guests, the tigers, would get an extra cool item — water sprinklers — along with the straw-thatched roofs to keep them cool. Also, the old water-tanks in their enclosures would be repaired and ...

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher. Emma Howgego. BBC political reporter, Cambridgeshire. Published. 29 January 2025.

A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire ...