Canterbury has, for reasons unclear to me, offered lower-than-elsewhere-locally prices consistently over the twelve years I've lived in Kent. I'm very grateful of course, but I've no idea how it happens. The supermarkets, as usual, are particularly competitive and I always fill up whenever I find my...

Thank you Lancashire Lass, Alder cones a nice idea - I have some acorns which would make a good buddy for them. The hunt begins ......

Thank you to all who have replied - so fast! Shame I'm not nearer to Bristol! I've been scouting about on ebay etc - it may well end up being Hobson's choice but thank you for those links - I'll check them out and take a look. Many thanks to you all, goodnight.

Hello all, I've just found this lovely website for the 1st time, whilst looking for places I can collect pine cones. You see I'm part of a Kent village group and we're having a Christmas fair to raise funds for the charity Medicins sans Frontiere. I'm the only one with no 'craft' skill and thought m...