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Category Archives: Around the Farm
Aerial Photo’s of Ashe Warren Farm
Last week James Hewetson-Brown (Managing Partner of Coronet Turf) had the thrilling experience of being a passenger in a Cessna airplane out of Popham Airfield, Hampshire. The purpose of this flight was to take up to date aerial photo’s of … Continue reading
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Barn Owls and Kestrals
We were full of anticipation the other day when the Hawk Conservancy arrived to check out the nest boxes on the farm. You will remember last year we were able to proudly announce, like all surrogate parents, the successful hatching … Continue reading
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Bye Bye Summer! Hello Autumn!
When the days start with a floating mist, when spiders webs are coated with dewdrops, and the sun has to be coaxed over the horizon you know that autumn is just arriving. That ‘s when the jumpers, gloves and scarves … Continue reading
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We Have Barn Owls in our Barn!
Barn Owls (Tyto alba) are a species of conservation concern in the UK, so being given the chance to change their fortunes albeit very slightly and locally was not an opportunity we were prepared to pass up. Some while ago … Continue reading
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Wildflower Meadow Timelapse Photography
Here is a whizzy little application we have been trialing to enable our fellow bloggers to see how spectacular our wildflower meadow turf looks when fully grown. It is an interesting little project that I wanted to share with you … Continue reading
Despite the cold, the turf is rolling out
Windsor Great Park is taking its last delivery of the year with 400/m2 leaving the farm tomorrow morning. Despite the weather it is still a good time of year to lay the turf as it will not need to be watered … Continue reading
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Green Roof Update
The stable green roof has been coming on so quickly in the last few months so I thought I should climb up on the roof to take some pictures. It was teeming with insect life! I am absolutely delighted with … Continue reading
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Watering boom in action
Well spotted if you noticed that this isn’t actually Wildflower Turf being watered. I had an order for Lawn Turf and set it up under the watering boom. Notice that the nozzles can be controlled independently – rows 5 and … Continue reading
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