August 2020
James Talks to the BBC about the River Idle
If you would like to know a little more about the river Idle, its history, conservation, biodiversity, and how all this impacts the farm and its surrounding environment. Have a [...]
Our 2020 Organic Cereal Harvest is Under Way
Here is our team busy harvesting our organic spring barley this week. #Harvest2020 #OrganicBarley #Pollybell #OrganicCereal
Irrigating Our Organic Brassicas
When the weather is like this we are glad we have our reservoir holding 30 million gallons of water to assist with the demand for watering our various brassicas. #Farm24 #Pollybell #UKFarming
July 2020
Organic Land Work
Following on from a brassica crop. The team is now ploughing and power harrowing the land in preparation for its next use. #Pollybell #BritishFarming
Offloading our Organic Broccoli
Here the team is offloading our freshly harvested organic broccoli into our cold store and packhouse facility. #OrganicBroccoli #Pollybell #OrganicFarm
Graylag Geese Enjoying our Farm Environment
Here are a few Greylag geese enjoying the banks of our reservoir #FarmingWithNature #GraylagGeese #Pollybell #BritishFarming
June 2020
Sheep Shearing 2020
This week has been a busy time on the sheep front as shearing has been taking place. We are sure they will have welcomed it though, with the temperatures hitting [...]
The Bailey Bridge
Here is a photo of a Bailey Bridge that connects different parts of the farm over the river Idle. The Bailey Bridge design dates back to 1940-1941, where it was [...]
Farming With Nature
It is always lovely to drive around the farm and see the various wildflower mixes that come in bloom at various stages throughout the year. 🥀 🌻 👌 #FarmingWithNature #Pollybell #Organic
Swans Enjoying Our Man Made Wetland Area
Here are some adolescent swans enjoying our SSSI Wetland flooded area that we created last year. #Wetland #BritishFarming #WorkingWithNature #Pollybell