When boarproof fencing doesn't work because they are too small and can get under it!!

Humbugs eating the bird food crumbs after the Greater Spotted Woodpecker had been in.  

Castlemain Mill, Parkend 

Spring has arrived and the plum trees are all in blossom. Hopefully the frost will stay away so that we get a good harvest for our much loved Blaisdon Plum Jam.

Izzy also loves the sunny weather.

It is with very heavy hearts that we have to say that the beautiful and much loved Izzy has left us.

She really was a superhost to all our guests at Castlemain Mill and took on the role in the most friendly, calming and conscientious manner, especially if this meant visiting the cottages when the bacon was cooking or toast being made. Somehow the evening tv sessions were always preferable in the cottage with her friends than in the house.

She loved the forest, her garden and the interaction with people and nature and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

The exciting first 5* Severn Bore of 2019 https://www.itv.com/…/surfers-ride-the-first-five-star-sev…/