Yuk A grey, smelly, overgrown puddle, but with a bit of effort we hope to bring this old pond back to life.
Hooty The first sighting of this most beautiful of creatures, and a good incentive for the work ahead of us.
2016 The Beginning In March 2016 we took ownership of the field and started down a long road of restoration with the aim creating a natural wildlife haven based on a traditional English meadow.
2009 A desert in Shropshire Intensive farming can create a desert-like landscape almost devoid of wildlife. Fortunately the field was soon afterwards abandoned to nature. (photo courtesy of Google Maps)
1838 Tithe map Showing the croft (No. 318), with almost exactly the same boundaries as today. Occupied by a Mr Richard Tipton, hence ‘Tipton’s Croft’.