First Field

What's happening in the field?

Wild bird feed has been planted around the edge in here and then the wildflower mix around the outside. It’s a good place for ground nesting birds, so we need to keep dogs on the cut path and out of the long stuff around the edge! The wildflower meadow is in its 13th year. The yellow rattle has taken over and has drastically reduced the grass growth, the first flower is of course the Oxeye Daisy, and later on Ladies Bedstraw and Wild Carrot!

Field Description

This is one of the 4 fields that have been Organic for many decades. The soil was very poor when we arrived over 30 years ago, but being part of the pigs rotation has improved it enormously. At the top of this field is a wildflower meadow sown in 2013.
The first field at Eastleach Downs Organic Farm