Three Owls Watermeadow Reserve
Spring Update: Watermeadow Reserve
April 10th, 2017
We have been making steady progress in the watermeadow reserve, digging out the watermeadow and planting seeds and trees… We have hit a few snags, there were FAR more old drains in there that we thought, some of them … Continued
Reintroduction of Grey Partridge
September 12th, 2016
As I am sure you all know, Knoxwood has been given the use of the 6 acre field in front of our property and we are in the process of returning it to its wild watermadow state, last seen around … Continued
Watermeadow reserve update
May 10th, 2016
Spring is here in the watermeadow… We have been planting more seeds with the help of our resident horse Toffee, she has been doing a great job! Many of the plants and trees we planted last year are blooming beautifully. … Continued
Spring Willows
April 7th, 2016
Spring (albeit damp) has arrived. Here are some beautiful pictures of the new willow whips planted in the watermeadow reserve earlier this year. These were planted in a particularly wet area of the reserve and will be an early pollen … Continued
New Hedge
November 3rd, 2015
The hedge breast has been built up, the fence post are in, the straining wires are up and some of the tree are here. All we need is a dry day to get everything planted and some netting to protect … Continued
Sandbank Wildflowers
August 17th, 2015
When we dug out the sand bank in the Three Owls Reserve we spread all kinds of wildflower seeds all over the freshly disturbed ground. Here are a few photos of some of the flowers that have popped up over … Continued
First bee hive in the Water Meadow Reserve.
July 2nd, 2015
This week we picked up a swarm of honey bees that had decided to settle a bird box. The bees being in the bird box made collecting them a much easier job all we had to do was cover the … Continued
Wildflowers in the Water Meadow Reserve
June 5th, 2015
Last year we spreed a lot of mixed grasses and wildflower seeds all around the Three Owls Water Meadow Reserve and this year we are starting to see wildflowers pop up all over the field. Along with all the … Continued
Spring has sprung!
April 21st, 2015
Spring has definitely arrived in the Three Owls Watermeadow Reserve! Check out these fabulous wildlife attracting blossoms! We have also landscaped back part of the riverbank to allow flooding of the bank, this will encourage a whole set of new … Continued
Jan 2015 Sand Martin Bank
April 19th, 2015
We have finished digging out the sand martin bank in the Three Owls Watermeadow Reserve. It may take a while for the sand martins to return and until they do the bank will be able to provide a home for … Continued