A Week on the Estate: Summer Arrives, Rectory Cats & Environment Day
Where has the year gone? Meteorological summer begins this Saturday and the summer solstice is barely three weeks away. It looks like the season will begin gently with a weekend temperature range of 17C-8C, brisk winds and the odd shower.
If you’ve enjoyed one of our Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival tours, thanks for your company and we look forward to seeing you again soon. If you haven’t booked your tour yet, the programme runs until Sunday 2nd June. Click HERE to see what’s available.
Out on the land, late spring means weeding and muck-spreading. Our hard-working arable team cracked on with weeding the beans and barley. We control weeds mechanically in preference to using agrichemicals; this suits our unpaid pest-controllers very well and there’s currently an army of ladybirds out there. Elsewhere, we gave the worms a big helping of farmyard manure; when we feed the invertebrates, we feed the soil and vice versa.
At South Ormsby Hall, Clint snapped a picture that cheered us right up. Our resident mute swans have blessed the Lake with four new cygnets. The pen spent a nerve-rackingly long time on the nest with the cob diligently protecting her, but the wait was worth it. Fingers crossed that these young swans do well enough to spread their wings and claim their own territories.
Speaking of the Hall, major work there has meant a big move for Hall Cats Marmite and Honey. Having thoroughly explored the Old Rectory, they’ve decided it meets their high standards and they’ll condescend to stay. There’s all the space and tranquillity a country cat could wish for, and it doesn’t require an excess of effort to find a sunny spot at any time of day. The Old Rectory’s historic charm and rustic serenity have kept the Hall Cats – and by extension, their owners – comfortable and happy. Watch out for pics of these loveable rascals on our socials very soon.
