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After an exceptionally hot summer we are looking at the woodland garden and can see many fungi appearing with a number of trees stressed and in some cases dying especially because we have had a […]

After a wet winter I write this piece of news that we are half way through August 2026 and already have hose pipe bans across the region. The trees are very stressed as the 5th […]

Brief History Of The Holy Well Of St Petroc At Lewtrenchard

This year has been remarkable in the amount of warm weather and sunshine that the area has received. It has led to some colourful Autumn foliage and we expect it to peak in the next […]

This Autumn a number of trees that were considered unsafe have been felled to ensure the Forgotten Woodland Garden remains a safe area for workers and visitors. Some trees were clearly hollowed out by fungus […]

The birds are beginning to pair up and we always have a few to record like the nuthatches, robins, blackbirds and chaffinches but keep your eyes peeled for the goshawk that circles the woodland. They […]

A large Turkish oak at the Forgotten Garden was up-rooted and blown down last night during storm Eowyn (23 Jan 2025). It has fallen across the path and meadow area. Now being cleared back to […]

We recently cleared a lot of silt from the pond at the Forgotten Woodland Garden. The pond is now much clearer, but walkers are warned to avoid the area below the pond next to the […]

Owls are known to frequent the area around the Forgotten woodland garden and we have a new owl box for barn owls installed.

IMG 8291 The sounds of the stream in spring.