Biodiversity at Crossing Hedgerows

By |2026-03-13T00:58:24+02:00January 31st, 2026|Flora|

One of the exciting aspects of the farm and sanctuary is the incredible diversity of plants and wildlife that has been encouraged to flourish - partly as a result of re-wilding, and partly as a result of purposeful planting. I have shared some tidbits about this in the past, and thought it would be fun to continue to do so.In that spirit... here are a couple of plants that are popping up around the farm currently. MotherwortCatnipI chose these ...

Catnip and Sunbathing Chickens

By |2026-03-18T18:27:50+02:00January 31st, 2026|Birds, Flora, Insects|

Catnip is one of several types of plants we have on the farm to help keep the mosquitoes at bay. There has been a noticeable difference since we've added them to the landscape. Unfortunately, the wilder parts of the Sanctuary, that don't have these plantings, are currently still plagued with the little buggers.   Our hens, Amelia, Little Wing, and Chezabu hanging out among some catnip and hops   This video shows how much the ...

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