Lead by Tom Genders and accompanied by other enthusiastic teachers, the year 6 students from The Croft Preparatory School ventured to the Estate’s BNG land to take part in practical nature studies. The children took on a series of tasks including, orienteering, identifying native tree species, an invertebrates study and a wildlife ID walk where they identified bird song. The activity day is a big hit with the children and school, and is now in its third successful year.

The site is going through a process to create neutral grasslands to encourage the return of rare and almost extinct species. There has been a noticeable change in the land and apart from the regular Red Kites and Herons, the plant life is improving with visible signs of Speedwell, Ladies Bedstraw, Lesser Trefoil and Bristly-oxtongue to name a few.