Author: Alison

The Ethy ponds are teeming with wildlife. Kingfishers, butterflies, dragonflies, ducklings, goslings and all manner of flora and fauna are bringing the ponds to life.

Year One of the new vegetable beds at Ethy…. Martin the Gardener doing a fantastic job with the help of glorious Cornish sunshine.

Huge Congratulations to Charlestown Challengers, sponsored by Ethy Barton.

The under 13 team were crowned champions of the East Cornwall Premier League Cup during a busy weekend of football.  A fabulous end to the season where they also finished as runners up in the East Cornwall League.

Well done boys!

Our outdoor lambing Highlander ewes and their lambs are enjoying the warmer weather….at last!

Ethy was left covered in a carpet of snow this Spring.  As temperatures plummeted to below freezing we were left with a wintery landscape not often see in these parts.

February saw 25 second year students from Duchy College spending a frosty morning here at Ethy Barton.  For those making their second visit, it was a chance to see the changes made on the farm over the year, including the new sheep race and lambing shed, now containing 425 ewes! A very instructive Q & A session followed with 25 volunteers eager to help when lambing starts at the end of the month!

Darren and Matt are adding finishing touches to the new Sheep Shed….nearly there and ready for lambing.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL AT ETHY BARTON.

Work has started on the new sheep shed.  The weather has been kind to us and work is progressing at speed…due to be finished in November, lambing 400 ewes in February.

Harvest is in, and Darren is now ploughing and drilling again for Spring!

Particularly pretty silage bales this year, as we join farmers across the country in supporting Breast Cancer Research, using pink bale wrap and donating to the charity…will certainly brighten up those dull winter mornings on the horizon.

Georgia joined us from Poltair School for a week of work experience.

Weighing and worming lambs were amongst her duties for the week.