News
14th September 2024
September has arrived, and the misty mornings and cooler nights are part and parcel of this year’s steady march towards the cooler months ahead. The hedges […]
19th July 2024
It has been an event filled fortnight here! On the 6th we hosted the SCBS AGM, and on the 7th we hosted the West Midlands Shetland Sheep society […]
10th July 2024
If you are feeling a sense of jet lag after the last 24 hours, Thistle wants you to know that she understands. Across the farm, the […]
25th June 2024
The big job these last days has been clearing the barn of the cow’s winter bedding ready for this year’s bales to be stored. The bedding […]
7th June 2024
Today is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made, and the resilience shown by so many. The legacy of the leaders post World War II is […]
3rd June 2024
Today Thistle turns one – how fast these year’s fly – and it is the launch week for the veg boxes. Alice and Brendan, against many […]
9th May 2024
We must begin today with sunny birthday wishes for Anne – 21 today… and for Alice, who was also 21 earlier this week, and for Brendan, […]
30th April 2024
Amazingly, lambing is all but over, and all lambs are looking well. We are bottling feeding a few, but far less than some years, and we […]
12th April 2024
– the story of love, sacrifice and redemption set against the backdrop of a lot of rainfall, and very soggy fields. The main flock in the […]