The herb garden at Cae Bodfach is actually called ‘Cae Ysbyti’. Cae Ysbyty means ‘hospital field’ and was a flower rich meadow field where sick animals would be taken to self medicate by grazing on the wild flowers. Grace Maycock working with Sector 39 had a vision for Bodfach’s Cae Ysbyty two years ago and…
Read MoreThe grass in the Community Forest garden at Cae Bodfach has grown up good and tall. We have been mowing paths through it every couple of weeks and the pathways are looking lovely. We purposefully don’t cut some areas as long grass is great for wildlife. It provides good habitat, food sources and shelter needed…
Read MoreLocal Materials Last week at Cae Bodfach Hannah and I strengthened the circular dead hedge inside the herb garden using the left over willow. So simple yet so effective. Using local materials or those which you have to hand makes for a far stronger and more sustainable design. The willow was grown onsite, coppiced and…
Read MoreOne School One Planet One School One Planet is an Arwain funded project, who are working with the local school and community to tackle the challenge of climate change. We are supporting the community of Llanfyllin to design a better more ecologically sound future for itself in line with the Paris Climate Accord. Since 2016…
Read MorePrinciple 9- Use small and slow solutions We have had a very proactive day again in the field with Mr Emyr Jones and students from Llanfyllin High School with spring in the air and energies high as half term term is fast approaching, the students did a fantastic job at laying the weed matting as…
Read MoreA lot of fun and laughter was had again today at Cae Bodfah as we used the maps drawn up by the Llanfyllin High School students last autumn to locate and label all the different fruit trees in the orchard. It was good going to navigate the map and locate every single piece of fruit…
Read MoreThis winter we have planted over 400 native trees and shrubs at Cae Bodfach with local volunteers, MENCAP and Llanfyllin high school students in the form of shelter belts and hedgerows. Go Team! A mixed variety of native tree and shrubs including Hazel, Dog rose, Blackthorn and Elder were planted to fill in the gaps…
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