This year, for the first time, we have been trialling the use of Mustard as a 'Green Manure' in the fields that will grow our naked oats and millet next year. We are hoping this will help grow us a bumper crop next summer.

One of the best things about green manure is that is saves us money!

Doctor Doolittle talked to the animals and now you can practice your own bird song technique with this diverse range of bird callers and whistles.

Each whistle is beautifully crafted (usually from wood) with various finger holes, sliders or unique features to allow you to learn and replicate the voice of your chosen bird species.

Have a look at the videos and master the calls.…. then see if the birds will recognise your song? Fun and educational for young and old.

The Really Wild Bird Food Company home grown feed and mixes to your door!
Order online – http://www.reallywildbirdfood.co.uk
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You can save 10% when you buy our Table Mix until the end of the month. Table Mix is a delicious mix of black sunflower seeds, flaked maize, rolled naked oats, wheat, red and white millet, oilseed rape, peanut granules, safflower and hemp, and is loved by ground and table-feeding seed eaters, such as dunnocks, siskins, robins, chaffinches, sparrows, thrushes, blackbirds, wrens and our pheasant and partridge which visit every day.

We also have an introductory offer on these very cute swing- seat feeders which are very attractive when hung up in a tree in the garden!

We think we are seeing a much bigger population of birds back in and around the farm ( and our garden ) this Autumn - which could mean numbers are starting to recover...... what do you think? It would be great if you could let me know.

New Peanuts and New Prices!
We have recently swapped our Java peanuts (which were our Premium Peanuts ) to a bigger, bolder American peanut which we hope our customers will approve of! The Javas were becoming exceptionally expensive to buy and we have found a peanut of equal quality but at a fraction of the price. We think your birds will enjoy these big, bold peanuts with a high oil content.

There are so many beautiful aspects to our farm and amazing things to be seen and I really want to be able to share the beauty with you all. So what better way to do it than by taking some lovely photographs! Problem was I didn't have a good camera, so last month I took the plunge and bought the business a 'proper' camera.

Now I don't have any skills as a photographer (and I also don't have very good eyesight) so the two factors combined were bound to produce some fairly blurred images - but HOORAH for auto-focus. I have decided to ignore the 345 different set up options and just use the autofocus button. I tried to capture some of our farm birds but rapidly realised I will l need a considerably bigger lens. So while I am saving up for that, I will share 'big views' and 'close- ups' with you!

See our latest new products
These include the Blackbird Nester, Woodpecker Nestbox, Blue Dipper Bird Bath and the 20/20 Bird Feeder

20/20 Bird Feeder
Attaches to the outside of your window. Apart from providing the perfect view of your garden birds up close, this tough long-lasting feeder with its powerful suction cups won't even leave any marks on the glass where these are put up. The adjustable rain canopy which also gives it its better looks, apart from protecting the food and feeding birds. With ample perching place and adjustments to discourage the larger birds, you will sure get to see a number of tits and robins apart from some other tiny visitors.

The days are getting shorter and the farm is starting to have a very Autumnal 'feel' to it! During September we harvested our spring beans.

Their variety is 'Fuego' and as a bean, they are leguminous, so we use them as a break crop to return nitrogen to the soil before the next crop of wheat is grown. The beans were sown in late March and this year they yielded tremendously well. It is important with beans that they have the correct moisture content when harvested; if they are too dry, the pods shatter and the beans bounce out the front of the combine onto the floor - which is wasteful and expensive!