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Ancient Orchards – The Revival
We often talk about the wonderful wildflower meadows that Farm Wilder’s farmers protect, but there’s another endangered farmland habitat that is less well known, and once lost takes even longer to restore: orchards. Over the last 100 years there has been a drastic decline in orchards throughout England and Wales, with the National Trust estimating…
Read MoreThe Future of Organic – from Revolution to Evolution
By Tim Martin, Farm Wilder Founder Every year Organic September champions the benefits of this way of farming. There is much to celebrate, but it’s also a good time to ask why organic hasn’t taken off in the UK as much as in some other countries, what we could do to change that, and to…
Read MoreSex, Slippers and Monkeys – The Wonder of Orchids
Sex, Slippers and Monkeys – The Wonder of Orchids By Tim Martin, Farm Wilder Founder Of all the flowering plants in Britain, the orchids are the most glamorous, the most revered, and often the rarest – these are the supermodels of Britain’s flora. And, whilst the flowers of our orchids are smaller than those you…
Read MoreBee Hawk-Moths
Photo courtesy of Jack Oughton Bee Hawk-Moths By Joseph Attfield, Farm Wilder The narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is a once widespread species of day-flying moth that is on the wing in late spring and early summer. It has undergone a substantial decline within the last 50 years largely due to the draining of wet pastures. Although…
Read MoreAre family farms heading for extinction?
Are family farms heading for extinction? By Luke Dale-Harris, Farm Wilder Founder Farmers occupy a strange place in our collective imagination – sometimes hardened heroes, working tirelessly to feed the world and steward our countryside; other times mercantile destroyers of the environment, grubbing out trees and demanding more money from the taxpayer. The pendulum of…
Read MoreMay on our Farms
May on our Farms By Tim Martin, Farm Wilder Founder There’s no better month to be out on our farms than May. The birdsong is overwhelming, the hedgerows are white with hawthorn blossom, the meadows are beginning to flower, and some very special butterflies are on the wing. SPRING ARRIVES LATER UP ON DARTMOOR On…
Read MoreWhy We Need Nature-Friendly Farming
Why We Need Nature-Friendly Farming By Joseph Attfield, Farm Wilder What is Nature Friendly Farming Week? Nature Friendly Farming Week was set up by the ‘NFFN’ or the Nature Friendly Farming Network – a group of farmers who have come together to champion a way of farming which is sustainable and good for nature. Farmers from a range…
Read MoreGlow-worms
Glow-worms By Joseph Attfield, Farm Wilder Farm Wilder founder Tim Martin spent the morning in a Forestry England woodland, photographing and filming rare butterflies and managed to snap the elusive Pearl-bordered fritillary which can be seen throughout this blog. During his shoot, Tim also spotted a glow-worm feeding on a snail! The glow-worm is not…
Read MoreNational Eat What You Want Day 2022
National Eat What You Want Day 2022 By Joseph Attfield, Farm Wilder What is National Eat What You Want Day? National Eat What You Want Day is held every year on the 11th May that is simply about choosing what you want to eat and disregarding any guilt associated with those decisions! Originally set up…
Read MoreVeganuary is it an environmental win?
Veganuary is it an environmental win? By Luke Dale-Harris, Founder of Farm Wilder Seven years in and with over two million people expected to participate this January, it’s safe to say that Veganuary has been a roaring success. In well under a decade, veganism has gone from being a widely ignored lifestyle choice of a…
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