WildSmiths at Kew
A bright and calm day in late September, sandwiched between wet and windy autumnal drear, proved to be a perfect choice for our visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens at …
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A damsel in distress
This blog relates a remarkable natural drama which we saw unfold recently, at Ladyfield Farm in Argyll (about which you can read more here). We were watching the delightful …
Ladyfield Farm – an idyll in Argyll
In one of the Argyll glens, not far from Loch Awe, lies a small piece of paradise. Ladyfield Farm has recently been acquired by some friends of ours who want …
Bennison Farm – Community-Supported Organic Agriculture
We’ve spent the Covid lockdown helping out on a local organic community share farm in north-east Essex. Our friends Chris and Jude Gibson came to visit for the day and …
Highlights of Coll Bird Festival 2019
We were looking forward to the Coll Bird Festival 2020, which sadly wasn’t able to happen. Let’s hope it can in 2021. In the meantime, here’s a short summary of …
Calmac to Coll
Always an exciting trip to the Isle of Coll. Here’s Reggie the Renault in the ‘first on, first off’ position on the CalMac ferry. We spend every possible moment on …