A Week on the Estate: Donated Turkeys, Sociable Raptors & Scrumptious Snacks
We hope we find you well this week and that Storm Ashley left you neither shaken nor stirred. After last weekend’s high winds and intense rainfall, the coming weekend will be altogether less dramatic. We’re forecast breezy conditions with sunny spells, the chance of the odd shower and a temperature range of 13C-7C.
We’re still in October but Christmas came early for the lovely people at the Alford Storehouse Church Food Bank. We were delighted to donate 20 Norfolk Black turkeys and five Lincolnshire Buff chickens to support their work. We’re sure these farm-reared birds will be put to very good use.
Out and about on the Estate, Paul Barnes snapped pics of a red kite social session and we’re chuffed to see so many of these handsome raptors together. During September, BirdWeather logged 80 red kite activations across the Estate. These red kites may be apex predators but that didn’t stop two cheeky carrion crows joining the party. If you’d like to keep an eye on our Bird Weather, click HERE.
Closer to home, we’ve finally figured out why so many people find a reason to pop into the office. Thanks to Jacqui Rhodes for scrumptious cheese scones made with our very own wholemeal flour. The scones on the left of the pic are made with cheddar, the scones on the right with Colston Bassett Stilton. It’s fair to say they’re a bit moreish.
