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Cattle on carrots!

Cattle on carrots!

Our small herd of rare-breed British White cattle is today still in winter housing, at present enjoying Foskett Farms' purple carrots as supplementary feed. The two calves have grown well, and (as th...
14 Mar, 2019
Gathorne Cranbrook
Footprints of visitors to Fromus reserve

Footprints of visitors to Fromus reserve...

Footprints of visitors to Fromus reserve, 26th February 2019: pheasant, muntjac, an otter and smaller folk
26 Feb, 2019
Gathorne Cranbrook
Cattle at Breakfast on Xmas Day

Cattle at Breakfast on Xmas Day

Breakfast today.  Our pedigree bull Drakkar is second from the right.  One cow is out of view.  The Trust's preferred management of the Mediaeval meadows of Simpson's Fromus Reserve is the natural...
25 Dec, 2018
Gathorne Cranbrook
Competing with Cattle (& more!) Apr.2017

Competing with Cattle (& more!) Apr.2017...

Tree Creeper  26th Apr 2017 by admin  We have a new record, for the Reserve, of a tree creeper — photos and sighting by recording co-ordinator Rose Battye.     ⚘⚘⚘  Water Fleas  23rd A...
26 Apr, 2017
admin
Dry news, July to October 2016

Dry news, July to October 2016

October in Orchid Glade  30th Oct 2016 by Janey Cullen and Rose Battye  As we climbed over the gate, we were astounded to see the clearing work which has taken place at Orchid Glade.  We saw a huge...
31 Oct, 2016
jools
Moving images from April to June 2016

Moving images from April to June 2016

"On the dam in June": Sunday nature video  26th Jun 2016 by joolsVisit our Videos page to watch our latest offering!  ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ⚘⚘⚘ ...
30 Jun, 2016
Jools
Sloes, snows, flows: Sep 2015-March 2016

Sloes, snows, flows: Sep 2015-March 2016...

Waterworld  15th Mar 2016 by jools  Orchid Glade is still under water, but that did not deter Laurie Forsyth from making his March visit to see what’s unfurling on site.  You can read his report ...
31 Mar, 2016
Jools
Spring into Summer, Apr-Aug 2015

Spring into Summer, Apr-Aug 2015

☞ Apart from images embedded within the news items dated 3rd and 26th August, all other pictures appear at the foot of the page – they and many more can be viewed on our Spring (broadly March to M...
31 Aug, 2015
Jools
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