Harvest On The Farm
We work closely with Northiam Dairy to get our harvest in. The dairy is just in the next village and they harvest our wildflower hay for haylage to feed to their cows over winter….
July On The Farm
The meadows are fading now having bloomed in their full glory for about a month. They have a new sort of beauty as they begin to go to seed and dry out. They take on a sepia tone…
June on the Farm
Did you know that we’ve lost 98% of our native wildflower meadows since the middle of the last century? Swallowtail Hill is doing its bit to fight back!…
May On The Farm
One of the things we’re always paying attention to is the weather. With our sustainability hats on we’re always dismayed when unseasonally ‘bad’ weather is glossed over by the media…
April On The Farm
We’re restoring an ancient wood-bank of hornbeam hedgerow. These beautiful gnarled old trees which would have originally been laid, have now been cut to hedge height…
March On The Farm
Work on the farm this month has been all about getting our nesting boxes ready for use again….
February On The Farm
The winter work continues on the farm and our focus this month has been on coppicing. It’s an important feature of the conservation work that we do on the farm but why do we do it and what does it mean?…
January On The Farm
There’s plenty of conservation work to be done on the farm this month. One of the vital jobs is pond maintenance, but how do make sure all 13 ponds at Swallowtail Hill are in tip-top condition?…
December On The Farm
It’s taken 30 years to get our wildflower as diverse as they are and they take management with a light touch. That process starts each November with sheep…
The Tortoise Whisperer
I offer this with little explanation, only in the hope of some sympathy for my plight. I am married to a woman who now spends her afternoons sitting in the tortoise’s run ‘to keep him company’…
Glorious Mud
We’re knee deep in our muddy season. We’re used to it – the day to day farm jobs just take a long time – feeding the animals is like wading around in treacle…
Late Starter?
It’s our mission to help you relax and reconnect with yourself, your loved ones and the great outdoors…
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