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A Song Thrush has captured my heart
It must be love.
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Sherborne Spring is not far away
Or is that wishful thinking?
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Sherborne's Ancestor Oaks to be planted.
I’m pleased to say that we now have identified spots for all 17 of the Ancestor oaks, to be planted out around the parish in memory of the names on the village war memorial. Image: Oaks in Sherborne planted 300 years ago, the parents of our saplings. These saplings
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The first Sherborne Brook Podcast
Just testing...
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Planning - Statutory Consultation with the Gardens Trust
The Gardens Trust are an exemplary national charity with regional branches - our local branch is the Avon and Gloucestershire Gardens Trust. Currently they are classified as a “statutory consultee” for planning applications affecting Registered Parks and Gardens. The Gardens Trust can also be engaged with before planning applications are submitted
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Happy New Year, Sherborne
All the best for 2026. For now a brief wildlife report and some teasers for the future: 1. Otters continue to frequent the Brook. I reckon they pass through once every ten days. They are kind enough to leave their poop and their footprints on the Glos Wildlife Trust Mink
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Inigo Jones and Lodge Park
That 400 year old building...
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Is Sherborne's Roman history a bigger deal than we realised?
I’ve been collating Historic Environment Records for Sherborne, considering what they tell us about our past. Today I’m looking particularly at the Roman period. Add archaeological evidence, geophysical surveys, and what might be called social history to the HERs and a startling picture emerges of the roman period
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Where can we put 6 more Sherborne Guardians?
Ancestor oaks
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The Forgotten Lake: Lodge Park’s Overlooked Second Water Feature
There were two sizeable lakes in Lodge Park, but we can now only see the remains of one.
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New Sherborne Swans and Secretarial Script
Cursive necked swans and cursive transliteration.
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Remarkable Social Heritage in Sherborne
Ancestors, eh?