Wild about Wilding (Jan23)
We organised the very first Wilding Weekend in June 2022, at our home in West Dorset. It was also the first garden opened through the National Garden Scheme (NGS) that was included primarily for its ‘wilding’ rather than for beautiful borders, impeccably mown lawns and other attributes of more traditional gardens. The next Wilding Weekend […]
Second Wilding Weekend in June 2023 (Jan23)
Come to our next Wilding Weekend on 17th and 18th June 2023. We’ll be opening our garden and land through the National Garden Scheme, offering lunch, tea and cakes as well as showing what we’ve done to create more wildlife-friendly habitats. Stalls, Talks and/or Tours will include:
Welcome to our Wilding Weekend (Jun22)
Find out more about what’s happening at our Wilding Weekend. How it started, who is involved, who will be here and the schedule of talks etc.
Insect Homes at Hooke Farm (Jun22)
Menus for the Wilding Weekend (Jun22)
Refreshments and cakes all day – we’re serving homemade iced nettle tea, elderflower cordial, delicious quiches, salads and cream teas. And then there’s ice cream in cornets, including rhubarb and rosehip flavour. See the menus below to find out more. All food profits are being donated to Operation Future Hope, which is working with schools […]
The Bat Egg at Hooke Farm (Jun22)
The Sweet Track at Hooke (May22)
Our Hibernaculum at Hooke (May22)
WILDING WEEKEND FLYER for 11&12 June 2022
Help! An Insect Apocalypse is happening right now… (Dec21)
Help! An Insect Apocalypse is happening right now… (Dec21) The frightening thing is that we may not be aware of how devastating the decline in insects has been over the last 100 years. Insects were the first things to fly and sing. Pre-dinosaurs the planet was swarming with them with no other living things. There […]
My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)
I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention. I think it’s great that young people – with Greta leading the charge – are voicing their anger at what’s happening to the climate. It’s incredibly positive that more and more businesses around the world are trying to make meaningful changes. Not so good is […]
Rewild schools before it’s too late (Jul21)
Rewild the world before it’s too late! I’m supporting Operation Future Hope in their mission to change the devastating impact of current land management practices in schools. School grounds have become wildlife deserts. They’re chopped, mown, poisoned and slashed. The brief is for well ‘managed landscapes’ – neat and tidy. What this means in practice […]