BBC Bees, Butterflies and Blooms with Sarah Raven

Starting Wednesday 8th February at 8pm BBC2

Duncan has been spending time over the past eighteen months working with the BBC, and writer, broadcaster and gardener Sarah Raven, on a three part documentary set to get the nation buzzing.

To be aired on BBC 2 at 8pm next Wednesday; Sarah travels the length of the country visiting Birmingham, Harrogate, Leicester and Northamptonshire on a mission to halt the rapid decline in our native bumblebees and wild pollinating insects by bringing flower power to our towns, cities and countryside.

In the part one Sarah spends time at Bottom Farm; which is LEAF Marque accredited with Duncan; discovering how in recent years, he has replaced much of the lost hedging and is constantly looking for innovative ideas to encourage wildlife back onto the farm. Duncan investigates sowing modern perennial wildflower 'margins' around crops on his farm to support pollinators, but also to benefit his crop productivity.Sarah wants to inspire and inform everyone, no matter where they live – village, town, city or countryside – to plant insect friendly plants.

The last two parts look at cities and towns and how pollinating-friendly urban planting is making a difference and how Britain's backyard gardeners, with the help of the RHS and HTA can play their part.

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The owl flies again

Just before Christmas we found a weak and poorly owl sitting in a field. Damian collected it up, put it in his lunch box and brought it back to the farm. I contacted our electrical engineer Peter, who by day looks after all things electrical for us and other local companies, and when not working, is a registered rehabilitation keeper of birds of prey. Peter has been looking after injured birds of prey and other wildlife for many years. He takes birds from the RSPB, local vets and others, purely on a voluntary basis, for the love of rehabilitating wild animals.

Farrington’s MELLOW YELLOW on Union Jacks’ flats.

We are very excited about Jamie Oliver’s newest restaurant, Union Jacks which opened earlier this month at Central St Giles Piazza in London’s West End. Jamie has got together with award-winning American chef, Chris Bianco, to create a new concept where ‘wood-fired flatbreads meet great British flavours’.

One of those great British flavours is Farrington’s MELLOW YELLOW cold pressed rapeseed oil!

BBC Bees, Butterflies and Blooms with Sarah Raven

Starting Wednesday 8th February at 8pm BBC2

The owl flies again

Farrington’s MELLOW YELLOW on Union Jacks’ flats.

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