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Kingsfield Conservation Nursery.
Much of the
‘non-cropped’ area is managed as a Nature Reserve but doubles up to
provide seed sources for the business.
During the 1980’s native plant species were sourced from all over
Britain. Many have escaped to wild areas. Within the boundaries there are now more British plant
species than on any comparable area in the UK.
To use a modern term,
it
is very Bio-Diverse and supports an abundance of wildlife that repay us by
eating the crops. The Nursery produces all
British plant species from Native Trees to Wildflowers and their seed.
The
major headache is growing hundreds of different crops to meet demand. Kingsfield Conservation
Nursery is unique.
The
activities of its employees, past
and present,
will have a
visual and landscape impact for years to Historically,
who were the villagers who owned the land?
In order,
the Courtney
sisters at Church farm,
Roy
Wheaton - Court farm,
Roy
Tubbs - Yvonne Saunders Y.S.J Seeds. |
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