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The blackthorn buds are ready to burst.  Visit next week — at the end of March, or into early April — and you can expect to see these bushes white with bloom.  Across the Fromus stream, blacktho...

The coronavirus pandemic has taught us some urgent lessons about our relationship with nature, writes Hugh Somerleyton, one of the founding trustees of the WildEast conservation movement.  As we eme...

Grazing by cattle (as approved under our former HLS Stewardship) has provided ideal management to restore the flora of the Mediaeval pastures of Fromus Valley.  But there can be inherent risks for th...

Hullo and a Happy Moo Year for 2021!  We cattle are comfortably housed for the winter in two parties.  The heifers and bullocks of our own breeding are in the pen for juniors, and here you see some ...

Orchid Glade in mid-winter is worth a visit, for its quiet serenity.  At the solstice 2020, the entrance is still carpeted with autumn’s fallen oak leaves.  After parking, in this rainy year, youâ...

The 2020 annual (No.7 in our Adult Education Series) was published yesterday.  This year’s book has 80 pages with 45 colour plates.  With the title ‘Glories and Curiosities’, the contents focu...

In late summer, while part of our herd was kindly offered grazing at Maple Farm, two bull calves were born.  All our cattle are now back at Fromus Valley reserve.  You will notice that one of the ca...

New identical signs have been fixed at all the entrances to our reserves.  At Fromus Valley, there is one on the first gate from the A12 road, and one on the outside of  each gate on the public foot...