We are delighted to show you below the winners and other entries to our 2017 Photo Competition. There are 3 categories; Bountiful Earth, Wildlife at the Allotments and Structures at the Allotments. The voting took place at the November AGM. Enjoy! Category – Bountiful Earth Category – Wildlife at the Allotments Category – Structures…
We have had foxes active on Tomswood all the time that I have been a plot holder. This year there is one (I think it is just one) that is getting much bolder/more friendly than normal. I have seen it quite a few times now, and all times of the day. It doesn’t appear to…
As I was packing up at lunchtime today, a male Kestrel flew over really low. A large rodent was clearly grasped in its talons, and held parallel with the Kestrel’s body, so minimising wind resistance. I didn’t see it actually take its prey, but it was still gaining height, so it is reasonable to assume…
“Murderers!”, I muttered loudly in my best Lord Melchett impression, as I gazed at what had yesterday been 2 fine young courgette plant (or butternut squash or – but that is another story). I had moved a batch of young plants out of the greenhouse the day before to harden them off before planting out. Overnight some had been…
I wandered around the Tomswood Hill allotments with my camera recently, looking for some images for this web site. It struck me that there was a lot of apple blossom this year. Masses. The apple trees are spectacular. This follows on from the plums and cherries, which did equally well earlier.Looking around more widely has…