The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover, challenged local businesses to get directly involved in bird of prey conservation by participating in the ‘Nest Box Challenge’ event to support wild Kestrels. Teams of local businesses were tasked with erecting 106 artificial Kestrel nest boxes over a 48 hour period. The Kestrel is one of Britain’s most popular […]
Visitors to the newly revamped and revitalized Whitewater Nursery near Hook in Hampshire have access to more than 4000 plants courtesy of the affiliation with sister enterprise Hortus Loci, however there is one particular plant that has got the team at Hortus Loci/Whitewater very excited. Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Whitewater Silver’ is being prepared to debut at […]
The Hampshire countryside and Sparsholt College’s Equine Centre provided a beautiful backdrop for the Australian Paralympic Equestrian Team, as their horses were put through their paces, demonstrating to many dressage fans and special guests their Freestyle Tests for the forthcoming Paralympic Games. The team have chosen Sparsholt College’s Equine Centre for their staging camp whilst […]
Sparsholt College’s Equine Centre is celebrating the news and busily preparing for the arrival of the Australian Paralympic Equine team who have chosen to base themselves at the Winchester campus for their pre London 2012 training. Kirby Park Irish Joy, Waikiwi, Statford Mantovani and Broadford VIC, the team’s four horses will arrive at Sparsholt College’s […]
Photos from the New Forest Show 2012, with a visit from the Queen as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour