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Wild Heart Hill A beautiful woodland and wildflower strewn hillside in the South Downs. Available for camping, glamping gatherings, activities, and magic. Wild life. Wild Heart.

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Crisp and sunny. The best kind of autumnal camping weather. ⛺️⛺️🚌⛺️
10/10/2026

Crisp and sunny. The best kind of autumnal camping weather. ⛺️⛺️🚌⛺️

We’ve had some very special ladies come to help make a wedding extra magical 🦉✨Yumi the falcon and Udim the owl played a...
26/09/2026

We’ve had some very special ladies come to help make a wedding extra magical 🦉✨

Yumi the falcon and Udim the owl played a very special part in C & S’s wedding day.

Yumi had the incredible honour of flying the wedding rings down the aisle to the bride and groom. What a truly unforgettable moment! 💍🦅

“You can’t see me if I can’t see you, right?”(Hide and seek hawk, photo courtesy of Sharon)
21/09/2026

“You can’t see me if I can’t see you, right?”

(Hide and seek hawk, photo courtesy of Sharon)

21/09/2026

🐝✨ A beautiful evening for some beekeeping and there’s a very good reason for it.

Have you heard of Varroa destructor? 🕷️

Varroa is a tiny, reddish-brown parasitic mite that feeds ON honey bees.

It also reproduces inside sealed brood cells, where they can develop alongside the growing bee. As mite numbers build, they can weaken bees, affect developing brood and spread or amplify serious viruses, particularly Deformed Wing Virus. 🦠

A heavy Varroa infestation can contribute to the whole colony collapsing. It’s considered one of the most damaging honey pests in the world…

That’s why evenings like this aren’t just about checking the honey 🍯. Tom the beekeeper is treating and monitoring for Varroa. It’s an important part of responsible beekeeping and keeping colonies healthy.

And the smoke? 💨 that calms the bees down so they don’t get too cross with us when we check on them.

🐝🔍

It’s the start of mushroom season! Today was warm and sunny, but the hillside is starting to give us those first little ...
20/09/2026

It’s the start of mushroom season!

Today was warm and sunny, but the hillside is starting to give us those first little hints that autumn is on its way.

Field Mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) are found mainly in grassland, meadows, pastures and lawns rather than woodland.

They can grow in those magical “fairy rings” — circles formed as the fungus spreads underground. 🧚

Their gills start off pink and gradually turn chocolate-brown as they mature. 🍄‍🟫

And one important bit of mushroom knowledge…

⚠️ Field Mushrooms can be confused with Yellow Stainers (Agaricus xanthodermus), which can cause poisoning. Yellow Stainers tend to develop a yellow stain when cut or bruised and have an unpleasant chemical/phenolic smell, whereas Field Mushrooms have a more pleasant mushroomy scent.

Wild mushroom identification is definitely one of those things where you need to be absolutely certain before eating anything.

When in doubt, leave it out!

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