I’m dog sitting today, so I’ve just taken Luke out for a
walk around the trails at Fordhall. The
sun isn’t really shining this afternoon, but it’s still really warm and the
farm is still really beautiful.
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| Luke |
All three trails are now open! The 3rd of the
trails which is named after the late Arthur Hollins has been closed for a while
as the ground had been so wet, but as you’ll see if you walk around the farm,
it is now very dry and sandy. Arthur’s
walk takes you around most of Fordhall’s 140 acres and takes about an hour and
half…longer if you stop to explore along the way!
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| Tree tunnel |
At the moment, out in Fordhall’s fields you will find the
lambs and calves, they are all sticking close to their mums still. In the pig paddock the Gloucester Old Spot
piglets are a bit more adventurous; they love to go running off on an adventure!
Today, I walked along the River Tern and stopped to look at
an otter holt (den), I was just about to pick up a cray-fish claw that was on
the bank when I heard a splash, I turned to look, but all I could see was the
ripples in the river - I was right by the otter and I missed it! Oh well…maybe
next time.
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| The otter holt |
Our trails are open all through the Bank Holiday weekend,
Charlotte’s Walk only takes half an hour, Ben’s Walk goes a bit further and
takes about 45 mins – for Ben’s Walk you probably still need your wellies.
If you don't fancy going on a big adventure around the farm, you can still head over to the pig-nic area and see if you can find these guys...
For the youngsters (or the young at heart) we have a
selection of free activities to help you explore along the way; create a
natural bookmark, hunt out all the wooden animals, collect brass rubbings and
go on a Fordhall Treasure Hunt. You can collect all of these from Arthur’s
Tea Room – just ask at the till.
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| SPRING! |
I hope you have a lovely bank holiday weekend – winter has
finally turned into spring!
Becca
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