I was watching a bullfinch hopping around in the garden this morning. A welcome distraction from my exercise bike torture, he was cheerfully moving around the unmown grass, occasionally checking out the peach and pear trees. They’ve always been a favourite of mine and I was reminded how their obvious characteristics of striking plumage and […]
par Heidi Smith
So where were we? Oh yes, I recall i was going to rewild and that would be that. As ever , though, the devil is in the detail. As mentioned we have donkeys, horses and a mule that can do a good job at eating grass. In fact one of the UK`s suppliers of wildflower […]
par Nik Smith
I clean a lot of toilets and make a lot of beds. So many in fact, that I just do it on autopilot which leaves me a lot of time with my own thoughts. No one wants to be left with my thoughts, not even me, so I plug myself into BBC Sounds or Spotify […]
par Nik Smith
What we did when we found Harvest Mice at the Mill If you own any amount of land in France, you also own quite a few brambles. They seem to grow bigger and meaner than they do in the UK, and somehow even the blackberries they provide don’t make them worth it. We quickly realised […]
par Heidi Smith
Over 100 species of European butterflies and moths recorded at Le Moulin: the perfect place for a butterfly and moth enthusiast to come on holiday With over 100 species of European butterflies and moths recorded at Le Moulin, it’s the perfect place for a butterfly and moth enthusiast to come on holiday. When I left […]
par Heidi Smith
Changement climatique Avec un diplôme en sciences de l'environnement et un autre en géographie entre nous, on a parfois l'impression d'en savoir trop sur l'état de la planète. La COP26 a été un désastre total et n'allait jamais être autre chose avec le gouvernement britannique éco-réticent comme hôte. Mais l'inaction mondiale sur le climat […]
par Heidi Smith
What are the best alternatives to flying to France from the UK? Wondering about alternatives to flying to France from the UK? Catch the train, and help the environment. This is a guest blog written by Jacky Fitt. Jacky and her husband Tom travelled to Le Moulin by train as paying guests last year – […]
par Heidi Smith
Ils appellent le temps après le coronavirus "la nouvelle normalité". Cela semblait une bonne idée d'utiliser certaines de nos longues journées de confinement pendant le confinement pour essayer de définir ce que cela pourrait signifier pour Le Moulin de Pensol. Nous n'étions pas de grands fans de l'ancienne normalité. En fait, s'éloigner de l'ancien […]
par Heidi Smith
Some of you will now that we kept bees back in England and that we want to start beekeeping again here too. So I have been keeping an eye out on potential fodder for our bees and seeing how I think they will do. Two trees have stood out for me in the four months […]
par Heidi Smith
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