News from the Farm
Driverless tractor testing & feeding live mealworms to breeding birds - vital during April, May & June
Nicholas talks of early drilling, the worries about potatoes & Little Owls
Nicholas describes his tour around the farm, feeding the farmland birds
This month, Nicholas discusses the potato market & owls breeding on the farm
Midway through the sugar beet harvest & the arrival of migrant birds
Nicholas has been welcoming some of our winter visitors: Redwings, Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese.
Thanks to the dry weather, we've harvested 15 crops so far this year, although the weather has not been good for harvesting potatoes
August is always amazing on the farm, with the ripe crops & beautiful sunflowers. Our new Wildlife Garden is adding to the splendour
Buy your farm walk tickets now, which include a voucher for our new Café
Good weather, during the first half of April, allowed us to complete all the sowing and other land work.
We've had up to 500 Whooper Swans and a few Bewick Swans feeding on a sugar beet field
Nicholas' extended his farm surveys to give him greater insight into which bird species were declining
Blackbirds have been feasting on suet, live mealworms & apples in the VIne House Farm garden
December was a wet month, with our local pumps having to manage 8 million tonnes of water
This month Nicholas discusses wheat shortages & how the harvest hasn't been so good this year