Pollarding the withy bed at Wheatland Farm’s Devon eco lodges is a late winter job that generates sustainable firewood for summer guests.
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Clover Lawns Around The Eco Lodges
#30DaysWild no 30. At Wheatland Farm we’ve been easing off the path mowing just for a week or so, and here’s the result – clover lawns around the eco lodges that the bees are loving.
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#30DaysWild no 28 Ian has been trimming the ivy cladding on the Otter Cottage.
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#30DaysWild no 27. We’re appreciating small beauties, like these rosy sycamore seeds, framing Beech Lodge in the background.
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#30DaysWild no 19: We think of toads as living at the Wheatland Farm wildlife pond, but often we find them a long way from water.
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#30DaysWild no 14. Does checking on the cows by drone count?
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#30DaysWild no 11. Higher Punchardon Farm has brought us some cows to graze at Wheatland Farm for the summer. Here’s a clip of them coming out of the trailer to explore the meadow where the turbine is.
Continue reading “Cows For Conservation Grazing”Cows leave Wheatland Farm’s Devon Eco Lodges for the winter
Today we walked the cows back up the lane to Higher Punchardon Farm, as the conservation grazing here at Wheatland Farm is finished for 2020. But not before George got a few selfies with Elgin…
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The New Year starts as we mean to go on at Wheatland Farm! Getting out there and looking after the Devon countryside. Today’s job was clearing ‘brash’ from near Honeysuckle Lodge …
Continue reading “Conservation work starts again”Digging some scrapes to treat hot tub water and boost wildlife
We’ve been digging some scrapes that will become mini reed beds – these will help us turn the eco lodge hot tub water to a wildlife advantage! Continue reading “Digging some scrapes to treat hot tub water and boost wildlife”
The cows are back!
The cows are back! Six young cows from Higher Punchardon Farm. Their job is to graze Lower Newland Moor (the field next to the lodges – the field with the turbine) and Popehouse Moor, our Site of Special Scientific Interest. That’s quite a big munch for 6 relatively young cows, but that’s the point – low levels of grazing so the grass is kept in check and the flowers still get a chance. Continue reading “The cows are back!”
Conservation tasks in November 2017
Mowing, bramble bashing, path clearing, tree felling… Continue reading “Conservation tasks in November 2017”
Land management July 2016
Wheatland Farm is a conservation project in action. This month: mowing, pond management, netttles and thistles, haircut for the drive, Evie ave, summer grazing, ivy trim. Continue reading “Land management July 2016”
Land management and conservation, June 2016
Wheatland Farm is a conservation project in action. This month: mowing, ponds, nettles, driveway part 1, Evie ave haircut, treeguards. Continue reading “Land management and conservation, June 2016”
Land management and conservation, April 2016
Wheatland Farm is a conservation project in action. This month: Spot spraying, nest boxes, orchard and mosaic mowing, stacking wood. Continue reading “Land management and conservation, April 2016”