Restoring Nature 2024
Friday – Setting up the barn Transforming the barn from a working agricultural space into a festival venue is a big team effort. Before we begin, the ground is cleared of manure from our herd of Belted Galloways. The manure will nourish the soil in our vegetable garden for years to come. Next, it’s all […]
Reigniting the orchard
Orchards are not only historically significant sites but also culturally and environmentally valuable habitats. They used to be widely spread in the UK until the 1950s when fruit became commercially available. The loss of these wildlife hotspots has contributed to the large decline in pollinators that would have benefitted from the fruit and flowers. A […]
Devon Rewilding Network visit to Brook Manor
There was a big turnout for the first Devon Rewilding Network site tour of the year and our hosts Kevin, Donna and Robbie have set a very high bar for the rest of the season. On 150 acres in the Mardle valley near Buckfastleigh, three things struck me. Firstly, the attention given to optimising niches […]
