

A giant dung beetle
As a business we don't go actively hunting for awards, or prizes. So when I found out I had been nominated and then won the inaugural...


Water
As you will have noticed we've had some rain. The barrage of Atlantic lows have come a good month later than last year which is good,...


A farmer demonstration comes to Swindon
The farmers of North Wiltshire are not renown as a particularly militant bunch, but on the 9th October a group of about 20 of us with...


Summer turns to Autumn
Over the last month the summer has definately rolled into autumn. After a damp but warm August we had lots of grass, which was still...


Lots of hay, lots of calves
July and early August have seen a flurry of activity here on the farm. Lots of haymaking has ensued - round bales, small bales, big...


A great result!
A big thanks to all the customers that purchased beef in June and July. We donated the beef from one animal to the school for its new...


Cows, kids and wildlife
As you know the weather has been pretty glorious and the cows have definitely enjoyed it. Our new Hereford bull Nigel has joined us and...

Eat beef, improve the school
I went to school in Lydiard Millicent, and then Wootton Bassett in the 80s/90s. Both schools had "mobile" classrooms also referred to as...


Fritillaries or should I say a fritillary...
Over the last 3 years we have had gradually rising numbers of snakeshead fritillaries flowering in our Long Field. Last year the recent...


Spring is here!
Over the last 3 weeks spring has started showing itself and is now well and truly on the way. We are nearly 3 weeks into calving and...