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Most of the fields on Kelston Roundhill are recently resown with a ryegrass and clover mix. This is good in that it allows organic grazing of cattle, and supports financially sustainable farming. It’s less good from a species diversity point … Continue reading →

So what’s a landowner to do if Army cadets request to undertake an exercise on the farm? Kelston Roundhill is pretty much a demilitarised zone and we’re pretty much hardcore pacifists. But young people need training, signals is a noble … Continue reading →

The ecological engine room has been restored at Kelston Roundhill. We’ve accommodated bees there for 18 months but after the winter one colony died out and the other was queenless and weak. Worse still, the unfortunate beekeeper had developed an … Continue reading →

Roundhill Farm needs new signs to show the permissive paths and to combine a message of “welcome” to walkers who want to divert from the Cotswold Way to enjoy the view and “please desist” to those whose behaviour causes problems … Continue reading →

Barrow’s Style is a former quarry and landfill field on Roundhill Farm, with what seems to be generally inoffensive builders’ rubble under about a foot of soil. Last week Gary (l) and Alan (r) planted close on 5000 trees along … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Kelston Roundhill blog, intended as a way to engage with friends of Kelston Roundhill near Bath (aka Kelston Clump). Kelston Roundhill is private farmland, with routes open to walkers under a “permissive path” arrangement. It’s popular with … Continue reading →