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Open Day at Orchid Glade, 2nd July

Open Day at Orchid Glade, 2nd July

OPEN DAY AT ORCHID GLADE, 2nd July 2022 — Many thanks to Trustee Piers Sturridge for clearing the entrance — and to Piers, Trustee Janey Cullen and Hon. Treasurer John Fisher for coming to invigil...
05 Jul, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Fallen tree on the Dam

Fallen tree on the Dam

The pathway along the great bank at Fromus Reserve:  More than 800 years after Baron Roger Bigod made a monumental earthen dam to retain the waters of his great Pond at Kelsale deer park, it is surpr...
21 Jun, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Suffolk Show successes for Fromus Whites!

Suffolk Show successes for Fromus Whites...

Congratulations to Philip, who brought three young Fromus British Whites to the Suffolk Show, and won 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the breed class. The picture shows two home-bred bull calves, Reuben, with bro...
02 Jun, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Southern Marsh Orchids at Orchid Glade

Southern Marsh Orchids at Orchid Glade

Southern Marsh Orchids are flowering now at Orchid Glade.  Guardian June Wright sent us her photo today.  Our reserves are open to all Guardians, throughout the Jubilee holiday weekend.
02 Jun, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
The cattle have their jabs too …

The cattle have their jabs too …

On 10th April, all the Trust’s cattle, including the new bull, Horatio’s Harvey, were inoculated by Philip to protect against liver fluke and other internal parasites.They still have hay and some ...
11 Apr, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Ragwort at Simpson’s Fromus Valley Reserve

Ragwort at Simpson’s Fromus Valley Res...

Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, is a prescribed injurious weed under the Weeds Act 1959, with special measures specified in the Ragwort Control Act 2003.  Every part of the plant harbours toxic alkaloids ...
10 Apr, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Annual Report to Kelsale-c-C Parish Council

Annual Report to Kelsale-c-C Parish Coun...

Our Annual Report is being presented to the Parish Council this evening in Kelsale Village Hall at 7:00pm.  "The year 2021 was marked by strengthened support for the Flora Preservation Trust by Kelsa...
06 Apr, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Arrivals: Shilling's calf and Harvey

Arrivals: Shilling's calf and Harvey

Shilling — a mother again!  Shilling calved in winter housing last year, and has now given us another calf, this time a pretty heifer, sired by Drakkar — who has been lent to Jimmy’s Farm, wher...
22 Mar, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
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