On the farm, we have planted 1700 trees so far this winter. In this post we explore where is best to place trees and how to increase habitat, without unwittingly altering another.

On a recent trip to the Scottish Highlands, the Digg & Co. Studio team took a look at the role contemporary farming practices such as holistic grazing and biomimicry could have on restoring biodiversity and richness to the uplands of Great Britain. Can we, through planned grazing and the correct rest/recovery periods use farming to restore the Caledonian ecosystems?

A new calf is born as we turn the page on a new decade.

A la Ronde is injected with a sense of adventure and creativity. These were two women who eschewed convention and with it, embraced their freedom and chose instead to further their love of craft and design. In doing so they created a house that is almost unmatched in the country. Not set within a real sense of local vernacular, nor distinctly of the Georgian era, the house has a whole set of rules and aesthetic of its own.

Situated above a traditional Devon long house with far reaching views to Dartmoor and mid Devon’s rural landscape in the foreground, the Nature Barn commands a striking position.