Category: Conservation

owl chick

Owl Babies

A feast of fluffiness courtesy of accredited BTO bird ringer and owl man Captain Jerry Woodham ably assisted by Sheepdrove’s Mike Barker. Apparently a breeding

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New wildway at Sheepdrove

A New Wildway

We were absolutely delighted that Tom Fortune of Fortune and Son Hedgelaying found time in his busy schedule to squeeze in laying an overgrown beech hedge in

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Wildflower margins surrounding fields

Wildflower Margins

Wondrous wildflower strip of cornfield annuals – poppies, corn marigold, cornflowers plus phacelia which is highly favoured by bees and other pollinators.  Most crops rely

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Rewilding at Sheepdrove

Our last harvest of rye on our agroforestry field at Sheepdrove. From this month the field is being returned to nature. Our rewilding project relies

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dew pond

Reed Bed

Reed Bed System Waste into Water – A Natural Miracle! We installed a reedbed water treatment system to treat all wastewater from the venue, cottages

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Conservation

Conservation at Sheepdrove Habitat Creation and Recreation Wildlife friendly conservation farming focuses protecting, managing and establishing diverse habitats to support and encourage plant species which

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