Jun 17, 2020 | Nature Blog, News
June has arrived in fine style, hot and dry, great for the tan, not so good for plants. They will need good watering every week or so, more often for shallow rooting plants like salad veg, tomatoes. Also this year the soft fruit is suffering from lack of rain, so...
Jun 5, 2020 | Nature Blog, News
Their parents flew in Sunday March 29th and quickly feathered the nest. Now the five swallow babies have all successfully fledged but swoop back each evening and tuck up together as you can see from the photo! Sarratt Swallows born and bred.
Jun 1, 2020 | Nature Blog, News
Natural sculpture! Photo shared by Will Hobhouse. If you have any interesting photos taken in lockdown do please share them with us. Send your images to [email protected]
May 31, 2020 | Nature Blog, News
Sustainable Sarratt – An Apiarist’s diary May and June are two of the busiest months of the year in the apiary. Colonies of honey bees that have survived the winter grow exponentially in number during the spring so that they are reaching their peak when pollen...
May 21, 2020 | Nature Blog, News
The Benefits of Houseplants  May 2020 / Garden Anyone who has ever paid us a visit at The Grove will know just how verdant our 300 acres are. From the moment you turn onto the sweeping driveway, you’re met with a breath-taking view of lush greens. Head Gardener,...
May 21, 2020 | Nature Blog, News
You may well have noticed that the beautiful Willow tree that was by the pond has had to be taken down this week. It is always sad to say goodbye to a tree that for many years has been part of our beloved landscape. When the tree was checked for good health, an...
