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Our first planting of our ‘wild flower meadow’

July 7, 2011 by admin

Growing wild flowers on an old railway line you may think would be easy. It is not! David has removed tons of ballast, (read more…)

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Planting Wild Flower Seeds.

May 11, 2011 by Jean

Owing to this being the driest spring period since 1910, seed- sowing has, until now, been unthinkable! However, after a very labour intensive time for David, levelling & weeding (I know that sounds rather counter productive but certain weeds are perennials which can become a nuisance) he has sown annual seeds such as :- Corn Marigold, Corn Poppy, Corncockle, Cornflower,Corn Chamomile mixed with annual cereals Bearded wheat and Barley. We may sow Perennials in the Autumn

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Re-opening of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

December 8, 2010 by admin

Stratford has seen the re- opening of its World Class, Royal Shakespeare Theatre in November 2010. A truly wonderful experience, creating a memorable tribute to the plays of William Shakespeare. For all enquiries go to our info page and look into `Other Info` for rsc.org.

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The Chickens Arrive!

November 24, 2010 by admin

Chickens arrive at Little Haven on 14th October. Six lovely Rhode/Rock pullets almost ready to lay. Ofcourse, Toby our crazy 8 yr.old Spaniel x loves chickens – to catch & kill them!

We had to install an electric fence to protect them from him and the foxes that are always about. But it really taught our Toby a lesson in manners. Three times he `had a go` and each time received a powerful 1,000 v. shock. Today he just sits and thinks about it! Pictured here sitting high on a picnic table!

The hens completely ignore him and are laying us a regular supply of free range organic delicious eggs.

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Thorn Apple

September 22, 2010 by Jean

September 2010

Since felling the trees in December/March and planting our fruit trees for the bees, we have discovered many new varieties of wild flowers. One very unusual plant we have never seen before is the Thorn Apple. Poisonous, but truly amazing with a height and width of 4 feet (122cm)! The thorn apples that develop are indeed handsome, measuring 3″ (8cm)!

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Planting Trees For The Bees

June 22, 2010 by Jean

The Trees

We have planted 26 of them so far! The entire area is going to be underplanted with plants the bees will love. Hopefully next year we can encourage a Bee Keeper to leave a hive or two in the orchard area.

The world shortage of bees, and particularly for us in the U.K., is a growing concern. Universities over the U.k. are at present trying to find out exactly why there is such a worrying decline. This year we have not seen one Honey Bee! The Bumble Bees, although in plenty in our garden, are suffering from an internal mite. We have found many dead Bumbles. But other causes for the Honey Bee are now under scrutiny. e.g., modern farming methods.