Bees at Escot Estate
Escot Estate is delighted to host a number of beehives in different locations. The beekeeper tells us Escot is his most productive site due to the diversity of year round nectar. We also have wild bee colonies which have made their homes within hollow trees. Rural estates are an important bank of old parkland trees […]
Encouraging wildflowers at Escot Estate
We’re enjoying a wonderful show of wildflowers this autumn (yes, it’s autumn!). But new patches of wildflowers don’t just appear from thin air. In fact, experts say 97% of the nation’s meadows have been eradicated since the 1930s, with popular species like wild strawberry, ragged robin and harebell facing steep declines. Campaigners say the collapse […]
August at Escot – rather different this year!
Every August, the Estate is usually a hive of activity as it’s the get in for Beautiful Days – which should have taken place from 21st to 23rd of this month. It would have been the 18th BD Festival held at Escot. We’d be seeing contractors, trucks, stages, lighting, signage pouring in through the gates. […]
