Cowdray Herb Garden

Cowdray Herb Garden Supplying produce, including free range eggs and herbs for the Farm Shop. Cowdray Herb Garden provides herbs to the Cowdray Farm Shop.

It is also home to our White Ranger and Sussex Light chickens whose eggs are sold in the Shop. The garden is not open to the public although occasionally events may be held in the garden.

Another Hawkmoth larvae to re-home whilst clearing some overgrown beds around the Cowdray Estate Office......This time t...
30/08/2017

Another Hawkmoth larvae to re-home whilst clearing some overgrown beds around the Cowdray Estate Office......This time the relatively common Poplar Hawk.
Food plant: Sallow (in this case)

John (Chef) picking Blackberries for the Cafe Kitchen from the Herb Garden.... and some Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillars ...
11/08/2017

John (Chef) picking Blackberries for the Cafe Kitchen from the Herb Garden.... and some Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillars that needed relocating after weeding some Rosebay Willowherb (Fireweed) whilst tidying up the Herb garden.

A very chilly end to the year...... all ready to start work again tomorrow !
02/01/2017

A very chilly end to the year...... all ready to start work again tomorrow !

One of the joys of working outside... finding a Harvest Mouse Nest, whilst clearing up in a garden in Cocking.
11/10/2016

One of the joys of working outside... finding a Harvest Mouse Nest, whilst clearing up in a garden in Cocking.

A difficult time of year to keep up in your gardens.Do try to keep a lookout for Bird and Hedgehog nests when you're hac...
03/07/2016

A difficult time of year to keep up in your gardens.
Do try to keep a lookout for Bird and Hedgehog nests when you're hacking away.....

Darker mornings and noticably cooler.... Beautiful.
13/09/2015

Darker mornings and noticably cooler.... Beautiful.

As the seasons are changing, some lives are coming to and end, others are just setting out on their life journey.A Toadl...
06/09/2015

As the seasons are changing, some lives are coming to and end, others are just setting out on their life journey.
A Toadlet in a valley beyond Benbow Pond was nice to see...
Sometimes it's the signs left behind that let us know what's been around, such as this Jay Feather.

06/09/2015

Having not been able to show a photo of the Hummingbird Hawk Moth last week... shot some video of one flying in my garden yesterday. Not on the Estate but such a fantastic insect.

The back end of Summer seems to be here.... Spiders everywhere, Hummingbird Hawk Moths flying in the sunshine and a last...
24/08/2015

The back end of Summer seems to be here.... Spiders everywhere, Hummingbird Hawk Moths flying in the sunshine and a last chance to pull the remaining Ragwort (to burn) before it sets seed.
I shifted the Cinnabar Moth caterpillars onto some remaining Ragwort rosettes to munch through them. This allows them to finish their larval stage so as to be able to help control next years Ragwort. Working with nature always works best !

The weeds are still growing... at least the grass has stopped!It's been lovely to see some young Spotted Flycatchers hon...
07/08/2015

The weeds are still growing... at least the grass has stopped!
It's been lovely to see some young Spotted Flycatchers honing their skills catching insects on the wing. Sadly no photo's of these.

A change in the weather is good for the vegetables and fruit... it'd been a while since we had any significant rain.The ...
26/07/2015

A change in the weather is good for the vegetables and fruit... it'd been a while since we had any significant rain.
The Elephant Hawk Moth is one of the most beautiful native species. It's large 'eyed' caterpillars nibbling on the Fuchsia in your garden or on Willowherb. This female Moth hatched from a caterpillar that was in the Herb Garden that I 'finished off' at home, overwintered the Pupae in the fridge.... and the adult hatched this week.

If you're tidying up any rough 'meadow' this weekend (or at any time) take care not to injure the wildlife that find it ...
17/07/2015

If you're tidying up any rough 'meadow' this weekend (or at any time) take care not to injure the wildlife that find it so valuable.... 2 frogs this week.
More soft fruit and courgettes are now heading to the Cowdray Farmshop Kitchen for the Cafe.

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Midhurst
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