It is always good to hear the chack chack of our winter visitors from Scandinavia and further East from Siberia . They are come to feast on the apples and Mervyn is here to ring them , weigh and measure and not their condition – all useful information for the British Ornithological Trust.
This Sunday June 9th. Guided walks round our beautiful and bountiful orchards. Bug, Botany and Birds walks Observation Bee Hive, Moth Trap – lots of juice and cakes ! 10.30am – $pm
Come and see a working commercial fruit farm which also wins awards for its care of the environment.Including Guided walks, and Bees, Birds and Moths as special interest sessions. Sunday June 9th between 10.30am and 4pm at Castle Fruit Farm on the B4215 between Newent and Dymock. More information to follow here and on
Castle Fruit Farm High Spots in 2017. Successful growing and harvesting season.Bumper crops thanks to our great team here and our summer family of harvest workers. Richie and Claire have added a new Baby Bentley,baby Maddie to the team. Having our work recognised by several awards this year. Seeing signs of increasing diversity of natural
Michael & Christiana Bentley of Castle Fruit Farm were winners at the 2017 Waitrose Farming Partnership Annual Conference, in the category ‘Farm Risk Assessment’, for their work encouraging biodiversity in a commercially successful orchard. Read here to find out more about our work to promote biodiversity and to
Award number three! Waitrose Farming Partnership Read More »
Earlier in the year, Cotswold Life magazine asked its readers to nominate their favourite food and drinks from Cotswold farmers, producers manufacturers and retailers. The results were then judged by a panel of industry experts. In the drinks category (excluding ‘Ale, Beer or Cider’), the finalists included Three Choirs Vineyards, for their Classic Cuvée, Gibson’s Organic Liqueurs, of
Bentleys Castle Fruit Farm juice wins at Cotswold Life Food and Drink Awards Read More »
We are thrilled to announce that Castle Fruit Farm was recently awarded the 2017 Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) Silver Pintail Trophy in recognition of our commitment to sustainable agricultural practices and wildlife protection! This year, the Gloucestershire award was focused on creating food and habitats for pollinators, through a range of interventions and
The latest buzz – recognition for helping pollinators in Gloucestershire Read More »
The magic of pollination has happened and we have a myriad of insects to thank and above all think about. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male anthers to the female stigma which is essential to kick start cell division and set the fruit. Poor pollination leads to poor fruit set and yield
Pollination and the weather so far this season 2017 Read More »
Who is going to harvest our fruit this year ? Buds are breaking on the Valor plum trees and hurrah,the blackthorn is in full blossom so the pollinators can get to work. These are our free workers so we try to make sure pollen is available early on by planting goat willow and keeping some
Winter Work : ” surely there is nothing to do now it’s winter ” How that makes Clive laugh ! One of the foremost things on our minds is :Tree planting. Orchards are being continually renewed, driven by age, unprofitability and the never ending desire of consumers for the new. It is a necessary and
Bentleys Castle Fruit Farm
Castle Tump
Newent, Gloucestershire
GL18 1LS
Find us 2 miles north of the town of Newent on the B4215 road, 12 miles north west of the City of Gloucester and 6 miles south of Ledbury.
Copyright © 2016 Bentleys Castle Fruit Farm. Website hosting and maintenance by gmt-solutions.co.uk