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William Wordsworth poem “Nutting” records an epoch in time that between 1876 and 1929 completely disappeared in the UK. Beatrix Potters most famo...

At this hungry time of year the soil of Treflach is a larder for life.

(Picture courtesy of Woodland Trust, credit: Adrian Coleman / WTML) Usually from the uplands of Treflach around this time of year you can look i...

There are 3 different of types of ponds in Treflach - those that are serviced by Bellan Brook, spring fed ponds and cattle water troughs that are ...

Treflach heaves with insects even this time of year...

How can cattle and pigs play a part in a low carbon future?  How can animals for food be carbon negative?

The Treflach landscape swarms with drumlins (from the Irish ‘little ridge’).  Drumlins were formed beneath glaciers ten thousand years ago creati...

If you went onto a desert island you would soon give name to parts of the island by describing the area. Every field in Treflach is named some a...

It will soon be the longest day, a time remembered before time was recorded.  There is no Stonehenge in Treflach just an ancient settlement at Upp...

The Invention of pig netting has been the downfall of the hedge.  It may be difficult to believe but up to 50 years ago all hedges were cut by hand - “pletched” - annually to maintain the vigour of the stock proof fence.

More than half of the ancient oaks in the world are found in Britain. Three can be are found in Treflach which have a girth ranging from 17-23 fee...

In the early 1960’s in Wiltshire a phenomenon of nature occurred - on a chalky stream the mute swan population rocketed to over 60 in a small dis...