Updates

  • Fordhall in Summer

    Summer is officially here, and the weather certainly seems to have taken notice! Indeed the heat and the sunny days are attracting the trail wanderers and the picnickers – and though while this may be a pleasant break from the…

  • Celebrating the Summer Solstice at Fordhall Farm

    Since the Neolithic times, the Summer Solstice (21st June) has been marked and celebrated as a day of significance. As the longest day of the year, in many places the solstice is still observed with gatherings of people sharing folkloric…

  • Volunteer Profile – Neil Clark

    Tell us a bit about your life away from Fordhall. Do you work? What hobbies or pursuits do you have? I work part-time for a charity working in environmental sustainability, but that’s my current career. Previously I was an accountant…

  • Peacock Butterfly

    The ‘eyes’ markings on a peacock butterfly’s wings so resemble those on a peacock’s tail feathers that they make it easy to recognise the butterfly. They are used as a means of defence if the butterfly is threatened by a…

  • Helping Out at Fordhall

    In general, it certainly seems day to day life is only getting busier, and it may seem impossible to fit volunteering along side everything else. However, it can be a wonderful and fulfilling way to step away from the everyday,…

  • Supporting Biodiversity at Home – Volunteer and Shareholder Viv’s ‘No Mow Lawn’

    This year I again joined in with No Mow May. I let my already weedy lawn grow uncut and this is the result on the 20th June. The lawn is visited by lots of insects and I have noticed several…

  • Up with the Dawn Chorus

    Tomorrow is the first Sunday in May, and this day celebrates nature’s very own free musical performance. Dubbed International Dawn Chorus Day, it is set aside for nature lovers to rise early and bask in all the melodic twitterings our…

  • Exploring Fordhall Farm in May

    With those April showers giving way to the warmer temperatures of May, the wildflowers are really starting to take hold – something I’m sure hasn’t escaped the notice of my fellow hay fever sufferers! Of course, while I may be bemoaning…

  • Spring at Fordhall Organic Farm

    It’s hard to believe we are already one quarter of the way through the year – but the appearance of snowdrops, blossoms and daffodils, the coming and going of starling murmurations, and the passing of Imbolc (the midpoint between the…

  • UK Compost Week 2023 – how to start composting

      Starting your own compost heap might be simpler than you thought – all it really takes is 3 ingredients: waste, water and air. As this week is UK compost week, we can’t think of a better time to have…