New chicks!

We have some new arrivals in the National Trust hen house. Three new chicks have been born and will be looked after by our volunteers Eileen and John. Hopefully when they are older they will provide us with some lovely eggs.

Long Mynd Lambs

We have had some strange weather for the past few months; roasting sun then hail in a matter of minutes! Even with the inclement weather you can see the little lambs making the most of it by sunbathing when the chance arises and sheltering between large tree roots when the weather gets worst.



Two lambs huddling together from the wind.



Cuckoo!

This lovely cuckoo was spotted near Lightspout in Carding Mill Valley on Monday by Lucy Dunkerley. The picture is a tad blurry but the cuckoo was a long way off.



Tidying up the garden

Our volunteer John Worrell has been busy in the garden, planting things such as Laurel and Rosemary into pots to sit in the beds.

Mmmm Pasties!

Volunteers Eileen and Sylvia have been working hard cooking delicious delights in the kitchen this week! The amazing smell of warm pasties have been wafting through the tearoom , I can't wait to try them!

Eileen and Sylvia looking pleased with their pasties!



Collapsed logs

Full time volunteer Tom was very down earlier this week, his carefully stacked log pile decided to collapse all over the yard floor. It ended up taking him another half an hour to clear up the mess. Here's a picture of him looking sorry for himself!

Walcot Walk

Today in the glorious sun, many of the volunteers and staff went to visit Walcot wood. As it is very tucked away many people don't often get to visit if at all, so today we spent the morning exploring. We learnt about the habitat, the management, other users of the site such as local schools and the species there which make it so important and interesting.

Pete Carty, talking to us all about Walcot wood

Exploring Walcot