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This website showcases our efforts to develop the environmental potential of the land that we farm, as well as our support for country pursuits and the production of sustainable quality foods in line with animal welfare standards.
Chris' Blog - Recent Posts Cranes again After a couple of overseas trips it has been good to get back out and about on the farm to see how things are shaping up for the coming breeding season. A number of visits over the past week have been quite productive with some notable sightings. On 23rd March, news that two Garganey had been … Read more... Early winter highlights As is usual my visits to the farm were fairly infrequent during the late summer and autumn period. However, with the onset of winter and increased water levels in November and December I have been monitoring the farm more regularly. Some good concentrations of wildlfowl have included up to 320 … Read more... Wader passage gets going After the recent run of unseaonably cold northerly winds with rain, sleet and snow it was a joy to be out on the wetland this morning in fine and sunny weather with only a light breeze. With the abatement of the winds, it seems that waders were among the first species to take advantage with a nice … Read more...
Blog From the Bogg - Recent Posts Journey's End is just a new beggining Our control of the water levels at Potter Brompton Carr is now pretty much complete. With hindsight, the original idea of raising the water table in a flat, featurless area such as the Vale of Pickering seems a bit far fetched. It now seems obvious that water was never going to stay neatly … Read more... Upgrades to the water levels control system We have recently made a number of changes to increase our control over the water levels at Potter Brompton Carr. Since starting the project in 2009, we have had wet years and dry years. We have also had deluges of rain, resulting in surges in the water levels that can drown out the nests, … Read more... Home grown Swans This is home to these swans which bred here last year. If you look carefully you can see which are the juveniles. Read more...
An Expert Guide We are lucky to have the collaboration of Chris Bradshaw, an expert and dedicated birder who is recording what the birds are up to down at the Wetlands Chris' Blog Profile
The Wetlands Project The current project will run for 10 years from 2009 to 2019. It is part of the HLS project that Potter Brompton Farms is signed up to. Read about the project Read about the birds (Chris' blog)
Who we are Andrew and Helen Wrigley run the Wetlands project. Andrew is a director of Potter Brompton Farms Ltd and Helen is a director of Andrew Wrigley. We both direct as hard as we can. Email Andrew Email Helen
