Caring for the environment doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your time away – quite the opposite in fact! There is a whole industry which revolves around making planet-kind breaks a possibility. At the heart of it, eco-tourism aims to…
When considering the colour palette of the floor of a broadleaf woodland, it’s easy to picture the greens of summer, or the reds of autumn, but for a few weeks each year, between April and May, many around the UK,…
Midsummer has been marked as a day of significance for thousands of years and, for the third year in a row, Fordhall Organic Farm are joining in the celebrations with a relaxed evening for all the community to enjoy. Charlotte…
Did you know, in the UK, around 16% of the population volunteer at least once a month – that amounts to around 8.3 million people! They are an invaluable support to many organisations, charities and not for profits, who rely…
It has long been noted how connecting with nature is beneficial to mental and physical health, to the point even watching nature documentaries has been shown to be a mood booster! Nothing truly beats getting out and about in local…
From woods and rivers, to gardens, parks and even houseplants, connecting with nature can come in many forms. The relationship between the greener parts of life, and the boosts to our mental and physical health have been long known, and…
Farming in a regenerative way, to look after the land, keep happy livestock, and produce high quality food, is central to Fordhall Organic Farm’s ethos. For this reason, they, with the Shropshire Good Food Partnership, have been selected as one…
When was the last time you noticed the world underfoot? The smaller creatures are, by their very nature, easy to miss. But if you take a moment, you’ll spot one, then two, then three…it’s a fascinating world of many (or…
There is one place on the farm I’m never allowed to go – and not for lack of trying! Today is no exception; tugging on my lead I try to get Charlotte to finally let me follow my nose right…
Even with February’s extra day, the month seems to have flashed by and all of a sudden, we’re in the month which truly sees spring springing. March is synonymous with the coming of new life – fresh flowers, like common…
