30/07/2026
Well, we are now officially in a drought.. and don’t we know it! We all need to do a bit of a rain dance 💃🏼 to get the grass growing again and the land can have a bit of a drink.
But plenty of wildlife here on the farm- we have swallows that visit us every year. This year they made their nest in the stable and had 4 chicks! They have now fledged and swooping around the yard practicing their flying skills and catching flys. You may have seen them!
A few weeks ago, the boys and I decided to put wildlife water stations in various spots around the farm. So the wildlife could have a drink, being as there is no ground water around at the moment. It has been their job to top them up every day.
The last photo is of a Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar… these eat and feed on ragwort almost exclusively. Whilst Ragwort is poisonous if cut and dried for horses and livestock, whilst living; it is an important part of the ecosystem for these moths (the red and black day flying moths.) Whilst we don’t have any ragwort in our livestock fields, we have a plant in our unmown grassy area by the shed, what was ‘No Mow May’ and these moths are thriving on it.
All part of the biodiversity here on the farm and all working together
Em ###
