Mar 27, 2021 | Nature Blog, News
Community garden We have had an incredibly productive Autumn and Winter sorting out the bones of the garden and it is now looking beautifully inviting, both visually and with the sort of potential that warms every gardener’s heart! We now have a beautiful courtyard...
Mar 20, 2021 | Nature Blog, News
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO A GARDEN That’s a lot of land for wildlife and nature All gardening is about human intervention. Traditionally, it’s been about imposing our will on nature and controlling what grows there. Gardening for wildlife has become popular in...
Mar 9, 2021 | Nature Blog, News
Wilding the Chess We are extraordinarily fortunate to be living where we are but quite how special our landscape is not always so evident. After all, we just live here: work, play, go to school and college and (when we can) worship, shop and go to the pub(s)! But,...
Feb 19, 2021 | Nature Blog, News, Out & About
Busy bees at Asher’s Woodland Trails If you go down to the woods today, you’ll be in for a big surprise. Our green-fingered gardeners have been busy transforming the estate ready for our next guests’ arrival, whenever that may be. Natasha, our Head Gardener says they...
Feb 14, 2021 | Nature Blog, News
During the evening of Weds 17th February (20:00-21:30): ‘River Chess Association will be hosting an online ‘Ask a Scientist’ Event via Zoom using our new Storymap resource. If you have any questions that you would like to ask about the River Chess then please do...
Feb 8, 2021 | Nature Blog, News
Community Garden There isn’t a huge amount to report since the last update, it being wintery, cold and wet, but a few things have progressed: bulbs that were nestled under fruit bushes and in the courtyard beds are all pushing up strongly, giving us a much needed shot...
