‘A dripping June keeps all in tune’
We dream of June through the dark days of winter; we dream of sunshine and gardens bursting with colour; we...
Lambs are growing at a speedy rate
The Zwartbles are back at the field and enjoying an abundance of grass. This is clearly providing rich milk to...
Focus now on preventing fly-strikes
Lambing continued without any more dramas – the scan was 100 per cent accurate and we now have our multiple...
Hard labour – but all’s well that ends well!
It was with great anticipation that the due date arrived. But like most things, it did not go quite as...
Getting organised ready for the new arrivals…
The Field by Tri Stebbing. As a child there was a game that we played on long journeys in the...
For the love of gates…
“April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with...
Looking out for swallows to herald the start of Spring
Some mixed weather this week has meant that the fat ewes are wading around in mud…. again. The good news...
A Wilder Dorset by 2030
Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched a new strategy outlining its vision and plans from now until 2030. ‘A Wilder Dorset...
Blandford kingfishers put on a show for local photographer Nick Dibben
Kingfishers at Stour Meadow, Blandford These beautiful kingfishers were captured on film by NBVM reader Nick Dibben: “Stour Meadow behind...
Welcoming home some old faces and planning for the arrival of new ones
The girls are home. At long last the field was dry enough to take the pregnant Zwartbles ewes back to...
