January 2025 at Stourton

Kiln Dried Logs – Season is coming to an end

stacked logsWe are now coming to the end of what has been a very busy logs season. We are still taking kiln dried log orders until the end of February, so if you need some logs to see you through please place your order soon. There will be a short break in deliveries whilst we convert and dry some more timber and deliveries will re-commence on 17th February for our remaining stock.

We’d like to thank you if you placed a logs order with us over winter and we hope that we can help you out with your log requirements in the future.

 

 

Our 2025 Events Calendar

We are delighted to announce our planned events for 2025. We will once again be hosting Lincolnshire Makers for a spring and summer artisan market and September sees the return of our Food and Drink Faye, following last year’s success.

New for this year is a series of Mini Farmers Markets & Open days being held on the first Sunday of the month from June – October.  These will take the form of our usual open days where you can experience all that Stourton has to offer. You can take a 1,3 or 5km walk around the estate, bring a picnic to enjoy in the arboretum or just come and enjoy some peace, quiet and delicious refreshments. This year we are also inviting along a handpicked selection of local producers for a mini farmers’ market. You will be able to buy quality and lovingly created local produce to take home with you. When you visit you will be able to learn about how we look after the land, animals and produce not only to ensure it is top quality but also doing this in the most sustainable way.

 

Our 2025 events calendar is below. Save the dates!

We are already planning and booking in vendors for our events for 2025 and previous vendors will have heard from Tina already. If you are interested in attending our Food & Drink Fayre as a vendor then please get in touch / apply here.

 

Venison – See us at Louth market or order directly

We have started attending Louth market with our venison on the 4th Wednesday of every month. We had a good first day at Louth Farmers Market on Wednesday 22nd January. We took a range of venison, our honey as well as our ever popular antler dog chews. Whilst it was rather chilly we saw some sunshine (briefly!) and enjoyed chatting to customers about what we do and how we produce venison from the farm.

If you can’t wait until the next market you can buy from us directly. We have a good selection of venison as well as some Winter Warmer Packs in stock which are available to order online. If you’d like a different selection please get in touch & we can make up a pack for collection / delivery.

Delivery of our venison is free if you order another bagged product at the same time or if you spend at least £25 within 20 miles of LN9 5PB.  For orders over 20 miles away or if you spend less than £25, additional delivery charges will apply.

We’ll see you again at Louth market on 26th February.

 

On the Estate

Property To LET

We’re pleased to be able to share details of a property TO LET on the estate.   This 4 bedroom detached cottage has been extensively renovated and modernised. Works in the garden are still ongoing but we hope to have these completed very soon. If you are interested in viewing or renting this property please contact Robert Bell & Co estate agency.  (hopefully will be live on rightmove soon but particulars attached).

Work is progressing for the new Safari tent roof.

As mentioned in our last news story, work is progressing to replace the safari tent roof which we hope will be completed before the end of March and therefore will definitely be in place and the safari tent looking its absolute best for the start of the new season in May.

 

On the Farm

On the farm in January we’ve been treated to some extremes of weather!  Heavy rain, followed by freezing temperatures and some stormy conditions towards the end of the month. During the heavy rainfall the area of grassland which is part of the Environment Agency’s Horncastle Flood Defence Scheme came into action. This area of grassland is flooded during times of heavy rainfall to help protect the nearby town of Horncastle. As the risk of flooding this area is high we have put it down to grass and this is cut in the summer and made into silage for the deer to eat during the winter. See the picture of the flood defence in action.

Farm activities this month have been getting the rest of the sugar beet up, this is now piled up in the yard awaiting transport to British Sugar in Newark. Remember this is branded as Silver Spoon in the shops so you know you are supporting ourselves and other British sugar growers. We have carried on ploughing this land ready for a crop of spring barley to be planted when temperatures start to warm up and land dries out.

The team have had a couple of outings during January as well. On 15th January Antony and David went to LAMMA show at the NEC in Birmingham, this is a very large machinery show where there was all sorts of farm equipment. We even had to move out of the way of TV cameras filming Jeremy Clarkson and Caleb Cooper for their Amazon prime show!

David and Helen went on an Emergency first aid at work course so we are up to date with the latest advice and Health and Safety requirements. This was a very informative day and will be useful in our everyday lives not just while at work

Jamie, Neve and David also went to John Deere’s UK headquarters near Nottingham to have a look at some old and new John Deere equipment, thanks to Dan at Ben Burgess for organising this. It was a very interesting day to learn some more about their machinery.

We have been completing some drainage works around the yard, getting the combine serviced and ready to go for harvest to avoid the rush later in the year, servicing machinery and we are also having our grain trailers brake tested at a local dealership to make sure they are safe for operation. The farm land work should begin to pick up in February with some land preparation for spring barley and sugar beet being our spring planted crops and fertilizer applications to begin on the winter crops after that.

Deer Diary

The youngsters are still w arm and cosy in the roundhouse enjoying feeding on silage through their outer gates. Hopefully it won’t be long until we can let them out into the fields and they can rejoin the herd.

 

 

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