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    Photographic Competition 2022 The cattle have their jabs too … Ragwort at Simpson’s Fromus Valley Reserve Annual Report to Kelsale-c-C Parish Council Arrivals: Shilling's calf and Harvey Orchid Glade's East Ride clearing Our Open Days in 2022 Cattle news at Christmas post-AGM lunch 2021 AGM Blackberry Harvest 2021 Thistle Glade? Insect Week, Mon 21st to Sun 27th June Orchid Glade, 5th May 2021 Annual Report 2020/21 to local authorities New padlocks Wildlife value of Orchid Glade's ponds Cattle back at Fromus First day of Spring at Fromus Valley Will trauma of Covid-19 make us 'wilder'? The ‘jab’ A Happy Moo Year! Midwinter at Orchid Glade Our book for 2020 British White cattle news new signage Orchid Glade, 28th July Orchid Glade, 18th July #MyWildEast appeal In anticipation of abundance
Photographic Competition 2022

Photographic Competition 2022

 The theme of our Photographic Competition this year is broad: flowers, foliage or wildlife — read more … 
05 May, 2022
Suffolk Bldg Soc / SFPT
The cattle have their jabs too …

The cattle have their jabs too …

On 10th April, all the Trust’s cattle, including the new bull, Horatio’s Harvey, were inoculated by Philip to protect against liver fluke and other internal parasites.They still have hay and some ...
11 Apr, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Ragwort at Simpson’s Fromus Valley Reserve

Ragwort at Simpson’s Fromus Valley Res...

Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, is a prescribed injurious weed under the Weeds Act 1959, with special measures specified in the Ragwort Control Act 2003.  Every part of the plant harbours toxic alkaloids ...
10 Apr, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Annual Report to Kelsale-c-C Parish Council

Annual Report to Kelsale-c-C Parish Coun...

Our Annual Report is being presented to the Parish Council this evening in Kelsale Village Hall at 7:00pm.  "The year 2021 was marked by strengthened support for the Flora Preservation Trust by Kelsa...
06 Apr, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Arrivals: Shilling's calf and Harvey

Arrivals: Shilling's calf and Harvey

Shilling — a mother again!  Shilling calved in winter housing last year, and has now given us another calf, this time a pretty heifer, sired by Drakkar — who has been lent to Jimmy’s Farm, wher...
22 Mar, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Orchid Glade's East Ride clearing

Orchid Glade's East Ride clearing

On Saturday 19th March, Trustees and Hon Treasurer met at Orchid Glade, on a beautiful sunny morning, to start the process of collecting old tree-guards, relics of the 1996 mixed broadleaf tree-planti...
20 Mar, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Our Open Days in 2022

Our Open Days in 2022

We've now agreed our Open days for the public this year, on four Saturdays, 10am to 5pm:  FROMUS VALLEY, Kelsale, IP17 2RG | ORCHID GLADE, Hasketon, IP13 6JS   |   Saturday, 23rd April, 10am — ...
08 Feb, 2022
Gathorne Cranbrook
Cattle news at Christmas

Cattle news at Christmas

To protect the surface of Fromus pastures as the wet weather sets in, our bull Drakkar, cows, and their calves of 2021 were moved into winter housing at Hall Farm, Great Glemham on 23rd December.  T...
25 Dec, 2021
Gathorne Cranbrook
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