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Ponds and Trees
By The Bevis Trust
In Farming and Wildlife, Uplands, Wetlands |
April 24, 2019
We have had a manic year at the Bevis Trust. During the summer drought Steve managed to get the heavy digger into places that are normally too soft to support the machine. The ponds that he managed to open out need a lot of replanting and this work will continue for a season or two…
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More New Ponds
By The Bevis Trust
In Conservation, Farming and Wildlife, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
August 21, 2018
With the help of Steve and his digger we have made a couple of new ponds this summer and they are now starting to fill. It will be some time before they are naturalised and it’s a fascinating process to watch. To speed nature along a little we have sown some pond-edge wildflower mixes and…
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Beavers
By The Bevis Trust
In Animal Welfare, Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
July 10, 2017
Nick has done a guest post on our friend Jim Barrington’s blog: https://jamesbarrington.wordpress.com/
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A Visitors View
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
July 5, 2017
One of our lovely beaver watching guests has written about her experience on her blog. You can read it here: http://www.absolutenature.co.uk/watching-beavers-in-wales/
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Sitting Tenants
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
July 4, 2017
The young swallows have left the nest in the beaver hide and are sitting on the beams, plucking up courage for that first sally into the air. We were a bit worried that they wouldn’t manage to get any youngsters off this year.
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Beaver Study Days
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
June 30, 2017
We’ve had two beaver study days this week hosted by the Bevis Trust and Alicia Leow-Dyke from Wildlife Trusts Wales. On Tuesday we had 11 staff from Natural Resources Wales, two from Welsh Government and ten from local councils. On Wednesday we had 20 representatives from a variety of NGOs and Universities. It was a…
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Water Rail
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
June 19, 2017
Sion has been busy camera trapping and has come across a species only seen here once before, many years ago – the water rail. We can only hope that the wetland habitats we are creating with the help of the beavers are bringing these shy and elusive birds to the farm. Drew
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A Busy Time
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Falconry, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Rofalconry, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
June 12, 2017
It’s been manic on the farm recently. This prolonged wet and windy weather has made silage making a gamble and Eirian just got the last lot in at two in the morning before the heavens opened yet again. Many big tree branches, heavy with wet leaves, have been blown down in the strong winds. The…
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A Little Piece of Upland
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Uplands, Wetlands |
May 11, 2017
Here on the farm we have a tiny vestigial piece of upland, it’s tucked away on a bank alongside a farm track and is so tiny you’d barely notice it. There are a few tufts of heather, some rowans and a fair sprinkling of blaeberries. It’s wonderful to see the tiny berries starting to appear…
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May Day on the Farm.
By The Bevis Trust
In Beavers, Countryside, Farming and Wildlife, Native Species, Rewilding, Uncategorized, Wetlands |
May 5, 2017
Spring has been slow, which is how we like it. Birds are nesting everywhere. The wrens in the Bevis Shed are nesting in the motor of the sawmill so we cannot mill any planks. An immaculate pair of bullfinches are busy shredding fruit buds in the orchard, which is not so good. I watched at…
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