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It has been a quiet time on the farm; all our summer visitors disappeared south by the end of September, although Nicholas did see two Swallows flying south-west in early October
Nicholas talks about the busiest time of the year - the potato harvest
Our guest blogger Phil Pickin says goodbye to summer & hello to Autumn
From Scilly to Shetland, August to October, Grey Seals give birth to most of their pups. Latest blog from Andrew Cooper
There was drama on the farm in August when our combine caught fire
Nicholas talks about the ever changeable weather in this month's newsletter
Nicholas was delighted with the restoration of his 1975 Massey-Fergusson, completed by the men on the farm, for his 80th birthday
Our guest blogger Phil Pickin is sorry not to see any Blue tits in his garden, but has seen more swallows, swifts and house martins than previous years
Andrew Cooper reminisces about the wild animal his family ended up adopting
Our guest blogger Phil Pickin gives his insights into the results of No Mow May in his part of the country...
The increase in activity of the birds in our gardens is always interesting to see during the breeding season
Lots happening on the farm & in the garden as Spring wakes up & the birds need their live mealworms
Nicholas writes about the benefits of a good rotation crop, spring beans, putting nitrogen into the soil, which then helps the following crop.
Our guest blogger Andrew Cooper is watching daffodils sway in the sea breeze on the Cornish coast, knowing that Spring is not so far away.
Our guest blogger Phil wants us to bring back hedges - since the 1950s, the Woodland Trust estimate we've lost 118,000 miles of hedgerow, mainly due to changes in agricultural practices.