Ling's Meadow Camping

Appreciating the small things

Ling's Host — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:24:57 +0000

A walk around the farm, especially on a sunny day, is almost always guaranteed to lift my spirits. There is usually something to see, whether it is a group of roe deer relaxing on the 16 acre field or, if I am really lucky, a quick glimpse of the sparrowhawk. I am always looking out for signs of wildlife, but sometimes in focusing on the bigger things I forget the smaller creatures that are…

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Walking and Cycling to Ling’s Meadow

Ling's Host — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:56:34 +0000

We love it when walkers and cyclists choose to spend a night with us after a hard day on the paths, byways and roads of East Anglia. It has become increasingly clear (over the last couple of years especially) just how many wonderful walking and cycling routes there are in our part of the world, ... Read more

Winter tree planting

Ling's Host — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:54:32 +0000

Each winter we head off across the fields to check which of the farm trees need a tidy up. That might involve pollarding one of the ash trees, removing low branches that will interfere with farm machinery, or making sure that there are no signs of disease. Some of the trees will have had to put up with several generations of farmers prodding and poking them now. These trees provide vital…

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Slow camping

Ling's Host — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:09:19 +0000

At the end of each camping season we take time to look at feedback and have a think about any changes that we need to make or new ideas that have worked well. This year it seems even more important than usual to take stock as it feels like the world has been turned on its head for a while. A few days ago I rediscovered the Slow Movement whilst browsing and felt immediately at home. The more I read…

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Free Range Fibre

Ling's Host — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:03:27 +0000

We are still pottering around in the background getting ready for what we hope will be a late opening season. But a quieter, more reflective time has allowed us to slow down and take a look at the bigger picture on the farm. We love our animals and working with their natural fibre and would like to develop this further. We have been planning to make changes for a while as the pressures of rising…

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Our New Camp Kitchen

Ling's Host — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 20:36:10 +0000

We have had a few people ask abut our camp kitchen, so I thought I would post the 3D model that I generated in TinkerCAD that allowed it all to happen! (It is a model with many pieces, so can take a long time to load. If it isn’t loading, click the tinkercad icon in the top left to go to their site where it sometimes works a little better!) It was the first time we had made a model like…

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Building a pizza oven

Ling's Host — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:27:42 +0000

A couple of weeks ago we were lucky enough to welcome back Sarah Partridge from Orchard Barn Environmental Education Centre. Back in 2014 Sarah led a building with cob workshop that resulted in our first lovely pizza oven. This oven had been much loved and well used, but it was now showing its age and it was time for a replacement. So on Sunday 17th March four course attendees, Sarah and I set…

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Creating a home for wildlife

Ling's Host — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 11:34:57 +0000

I have just opened a letter telling me that we have been accepted onto the Arable Option of the Countryside Stewardship scheme. The scheme provides funding for farmers, woodland owners, foresters and land managers to make environmental improvements. It has been running for many years, but has recently been updated to make things simpler and ... Read more

A fresh start for the pizza oven

Ling's Host — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:15:47 +0000

The time has come to say a fond farewell to our trusty pizza oven. It has been much loved and much used over the past four years but now the cracks are literally starting to show. But don’t worry, it will return, with a new look and a new location, ready for opening next season. As it was so popular last time (and a lot of fun), we will be building the new pizza oven during a one day course…

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Whose footprints are these? May bank holiday challenge

Ling's Host — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:25:31 +0000

Over the May bank holiday weekend we will be finding out which animals and birds are visiting the campsite by identifying their footprints. By using trays of smooth sand, with a tempting treat in the middle, we can capture the prints of our nighttime wildlife visitors. Late afternoon on Saturday 26th May our young campers ... Read more