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Happenstance quick snaps on a phone of wild flowers along the edge of a 100m footpath parallel to Church Fields in Wellington, Somerset, without visible soil, little precipitation, growing at the base of walls next to a hard surface footpath, and yet here they are - wonderful.

The fantastic Farey Family singing 'Travelling Soldier' at the Ilminster Arts Centre in May 2024. The song was written by American country music artist Bruce Robinson, originally recorded in 1996 and later, in rewritten form, in 1999. This is such a beautiful un-mic'ed rendition, recorded in 24-bit, best listened to with headphones or good speakers, which will bring out the lovely subtle harmon...

Motion Camera Blues...

Here is some basic cam trap footage of our furry flying friends and their echo recordings (inset) derived from an Echometer Touch 2.

Some excerpts as we build the film about Folly Farmyard - see ffy-film.co.uk and please do subscribe to this channel and comment on the website blog posts...see you there.

Tree Planting News

Wet, windy and leaky

Water Management

Newt Pond Timelapse

The film we are making about the remarkable things going on in a quiet area of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape will include some of the amazing things we can’t often see in the sky, except when they are speeded up! Please keep in touch to learn more about the film which will talk about everything from sustainable farming to increasing biodiversity and combating the effects of climate cha...

Here is some selected footage, NOW WITH PREVIOUSLY MISSING KINGFISHER DIVE, gathered from a low resolution camera trap (res at 720p) which is sited on a 50cm stake approximately 1m from the water's edge, looking south-ish. The footage spans about 2.5 months between Aug. 28th to Nov. 21, 2023. This short film exemplifies how important wildlife ponds are to many animals, from invertebrates to lar...

On the 7th of October 2023, Over Stowey and the Quantock Hills, Somerset, was the setting for the inaugural ‘Man V Horse England’ race event. This small community, with a big heart, invited runners and horse riders from around the county to compete in aid of men’s mental health and suicide prevention for teenagers. The twenty-three mile course was over some of the toughest and most beautiful te...

*Transition Town Wellington’s new community forest garden is less than two years old.* The group has used _‘no-dig gardening’_ methods to suppress the grass: _cardboard, woodchip and black plastic sheeting._ The herb garden includes over *30 different types of plants. Edible and scented roses grow up the wooden pergola.* The whole community has come together to create something magical here - w...

*Disco Cactus's* sublime rendition of *"Move On Up"*, a song by Curtis Mayfield, at the Pump House, Wellington, Somerset. #discocactus #discocactusband #reflexeye #thepumphouse

Disco Cactus knocking one out...

Wellington's Green Corridor

New ponds at Folly Farmyard - 2023.

Whittle & Flame - the story of wood vinegar!

Close up and impersonal.

Folly Farmyard Camera trap Footage - 1.

Biodiversity at Folly Farmyard - 2018

Seed Collecting in flower-rich meadows - Folly Farmyard

The Newt Pond Project - Folly Farmyard

I had a dream.

Somerset Levels - the Floods of Jan 2023

What could you do with an Execargo bike?

Stream Power - The Waters That Made Wellington

Flying Over Fox's

Morcambe Odyssey.