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21st December 2024
The Farmer’s Almanac believed that if March’s weather began ‘roaring like a lion’, the month would end ‘gentle like a lamb’. With our confused weather these […]
10th December 2024
It has been quite an eventful couple of weeks, in a ‘theoretical’ sense as well as a practical one. Firstly, to the animals and there has […]
18th November 2024
One of the most important events of our farming calendar, the 5th of November, has been reached. Not important to us because of Guy Fawkes, although […]
15th October 2024
A ground frost is forecast for us tonight, and after the amount of rain we have received in the last week, we are quite relieved for […]
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 […]