Due to the long spell of bitterly cold weather, we finally got onto the fields in the second half of March
Our newest staff member, Jen Orrell, discusses the benefits of interacting with nature, as well as what you can do to get more nature in your life. When I first started at Vine House Farm, the first t
It might not seem like it but Spring is on its way, and if you want to be accurate it’s already here. We entered into meteorological Spring on 1st March, but it just seems that someone forgot to men
There’s been a fair bit of coverage in the media this week about a study showing the risks of disease to garden birds associated with feeding them, and indeed the BBC did a piece on the subject on i
The 'Beast from the East' caused havoc, with drifting snow blocking roads around the farm
As many people know the Chaffinch is one of the most widespread and abundant birds in the UK. So you can imagine how frustrating it was, when we moved to our current property, to find that none of the
Midwinter, even here in normally sunny South Devon, the occasional cold snap can bring us ice and snow. The biggest danger for wildlife at this time of the year is not so much cold as simply finding e
The tractors may be in storage for now, but we've been busy loading potatoes
Festive Wild Bird Photography Update: If you enjoyed our array of festive photos, why not take a look at our 'Springtime' collection on Flickr? Whether you fancy yourself as something of an ornitholo
October was almost record breaking for the amount of dry weather...
Keep the bread in the kitchen and feed ducks and swans some proper food It doesn’t seem that long ago that feeding ducks and swans with bread at our local pond, river or canal was a perfectly accept