News from the Farm

Latest Issue 186 November

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

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Issue 185 October
News from the Farm Issue 185 October

Nicholas talks about the busiest time of the year - the potato harvest

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Issue 184 September
News from the Farm Issue 184 September

There was drama on the farm in August when our combine caught fire

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Issue 183 August
News from the Farm Issue 183 August

Nicholas talks about the ever changeable weather in this month's newsletter

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Issue 182 July
News from the Farm Issue 182 July

Nicholas was delighted with the restoration of his 1975 Massey-Fergusson, completed by the men on the farm, for his 80th birthday

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Issue 181 June
News from the Farm Issue 181 June

Nicholas saw and heard a Cuckoo every day during May this year

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Issue 180 May
News from the Farm Issue 180 May

The increase in activity of the birds in our gardens is always interesting to see during the breeding season

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Issue 179 April
News from the Farm Issue 179 April

Lots happening on the farm & in the garden as Spring wakes up & the birds need their live mealworms

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Issue 178 March
News from the Farm Issue 178 March

Nicholas writes about the benefits of a good rotation crop, spring beans, putting nitrogen into the soil, which then helps the following crop.

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Issue 177 February
News from the Farm Issue 177 February

Nicholas visits to the Tree Sparrow nests on the farm give fairly good idea of what is happening to the insects in our countryside

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Issue 176 January
News from the Farm Issue 176 January

We've over 1,000 Widgeon on the farm, had returning flocks of Lapwings & the Greylag Geese have been eating the sugar beet crop

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Issue 175 December
News from the Farm Issue 175 December

Nicholas welcomed back the Whoopers for their brief visit & laments the lack of success with increasing the Moorhen population on the farm

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Issue 174 November
News from the Farm Issue 174 November

The winter migrants arrive, including Pink Footed Geese and Fieldfares - Nicholas is sure that the migrants return to the best food source found last year

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Issue 173 October
News from the Farm Issue 173 October

September has been all about the harvest on the farm

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Issue 172 September
News from the Farm Issue 172 September

We've finished the wheat harvest & now have with six crops to go, including the red clover

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Issue 171 August
News from the Farm Issue 171 August

It's harvest time & Nicholas discusses the incredible weather and how it has affected work on the Farm

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Issue 170 July
News from the Farm Issue 170 July

We're pleased to see an increase of Barn Owlets on the farm this year

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