Last month I posted about how Tim the farm manager is extending his global reach in promoting his passion -no till farming as part of his, and the owners' approach to wildlife friendly farming. There is a range of wildlife outcomes, but clearly the one we are more interested in is the increase in the number and species of birds -especially red listed birds of conservation concern- attracted to the farm. Increasingly I will be reporting on these in this blog.
For now though, I thought I would show a couple of pictures of another dimension to the way in which wildlife is being encouraged on the farm......
This is the set aside area in a cereal crop field and as you can see there is a lot of flowers for pollinating insects and eventually seeds for birds and other wild animals.
This is a field especially devoted to a wide range of plants--as you can see from the riot of colour; all of which are plants producing lots of seeds for birds later on in the year.
As I've indicated in previous posts, the team at BPF are rightly very proud of what they are achieving, and they have introduced an enterprise which can showcase their work. If you visit the airbnb website and key in:-
The Shepherd's Hut@ Brewood Park Farm
You will get all the details of how to stay at the farm in this lovely accommodation,
There are facilities for birdwatching, and, weather and personnel permitting we put on bespoke ringing demonstrations to show visitors some of the great birds to be seen on the farm. Have a look now!!
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