The Grasses of Treflach
The prairies of America were grazed by buffalo for millennia producing rooted pasture that held the soil together. By 1900, after a century of ext...
The Trees of Treflach
When the Celts and Pagans cleared this land of trees they did so for survival. They would always leave the biggest tree in the area as they worsh...
The Owls of Treflach
Owl’s date back 2 million years and have been the farmers friend in the last 10,000 years as they prey on vermin.
However the young of owls of to...
The Newts of Treflach
The inscription...
Sol et luna, cedrus et floseulos, aquila et posser, spectaculum parum diverstitatum et inaequlitatum innumerarum significat, nu...
The Wild Game of Treflach
I remember as a child visiting a local stately home and hanging on a wall was a man trap – it heralded from an age when estates valued their game ...
The plough, biodiversity, soil health and fresh air
This time of year we are visited every day by a flock of seagulls – even though no land is ploughed there is rich pickings to be had in readines...
The Dead Trees of Treflach
Dead wood of fallen trees and branches provide some of the most densely populated natural habitats. There are standing dead trees in Treflach con...
The Steeles of Treflach
I have been asked to write on this subject. A few brush strokes on a huge canvas would be no master piece, so I will try and paint a tiny cameo...
The Treflach Cuckoo
(Picture courtesy of Wikipedia)
The sound of the cuckoo heralds the arrival of spring but unlike the swallow (Blog post April 2018) and the daily...
Spring flowers
50 years ago herds were small and cows were given the names to which they were born to at the time of year.
Today shopping habits have created hug...
The Starlings of Treflach and Royal Trees
Treflach is literally the stamping ground for 150 starlings at this time of year.
As all the grass is short in the fields they land en-mass and w...
Wetland Construction & Regeneration Project
We run lots of #environmentprojects here @treflachfarm and over the last couple of years we have put a lot of effort into #regenerating our #water...
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