Hampshire, Nr Liss.
Hilliers nursery is about three miles away.

Thanks for all your replies. This 'quicksand' seems to be a feature of our land once it is disturbed. We had an agrictural barn built 12 months ago and the contractors came across a 12 foot wide area like this where some of the concrete was due to go. (wet and wobbley - you could stand on it and jum...

18 months ago we moved to what used to be a conifer nursery. Unfortunately, the conifers (most were leylandi) had not been tended for over 12 years so they had to be ripped out. The soil is obviously impoverished - that's Ok as we can produce muck by the ton (21 horses). It is also very acid and san...