And nature’s loving it. Yellow rattle, wild carrot, bees and swallows.

A wild field garden in Bomere Heath, Shropshire, England
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From April 2018 to June 2019.
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After only eight months the pond is now full, thanks to the old clay field drains helping to fill it up. It will take time to clear and for the edges to fill with plantlife, but it’s a start.
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Three years later and the wildflower meadow is taking shape, with successful growth of native seeds that we planted the previous autumn.
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It might not look like much but gushing out of the pipe is water from our new borehole. We now have an unlimited supply of free cool crystal clear fresh water!
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Some spoil from the lake used to landscape a low hill at end end of the field. Seeded with a mixture of native English wildflowers and grasses, it has now blended in seamlessly with its surroundings.
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We used some of the spoil from the lake to improve the drainage at one end of the field, with a new ditch and wildflower meadow seeding. Here’s before, during and after.
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The creation of a traditional Shropshire wildlife pond, naturally clay-lined, nothing brought in to the site, nothing removed from the site. All we now need is water. Lots of water.
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A compilation of video clips of our barn owls from the past two years.
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Some work on improving the drainage in one part of the field using muck dug out of the old pond.
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One of the last sightings of the owls before they dispersed and the field became empty for over a year.
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