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  • Goodbye, old friend.

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 23rd April 2018 | Latest News, News and Events

    Sadly, not everything at Chillingham survived the winter. Not long before Easter, one of the magnificent Noble Firs near the bottom car park, by the church, partially collapsed. There was not any obvious cause other than old age – we all collapse a bit as we get on! Given its location close to the car park, it had become a [...]

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  • Not quite ready to replant…..

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 23rd April 2018 | Latest News, News and Events

    Just in case you needed a reminder of how long the winter was, this picture was taken in early February, the one in the last post was taken in early March. This shows the replanting and new planting site below Ros Castle all ready to go, except for the snow, of course. Our planters were in no rush as they [...]

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  • Tough Winter!

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 23rd April 2018 | Latest News, News and Events

    This has been a tough winter for all those who look after livestock and it certainly has been for Ellie and Duncan! Just when they thought winter was over, along came the “Beast from the East”, filling the roads and making life very difficult for everybody and everything. We had drifts over 2m deep and the windchill did not bear [...]

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  • Woodland Work in the Park.

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 5th July 2017 | News and Events

    Recent visitors to our lovely Chillingham Park may have noticed some changes being undertaken. As the picture shows, we have been busy removing the Scots Pine and other conifers from the side of Ros Castle on the eastern boundary of the Park. To many, these conifers formed an unsightly fringe along the eastern skyline. Their removal should give a more [...]

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  • Where not to Wall!

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 11th April 2017 | Latest News, News and Events

    If I was going to build a dry stone wall, I would try and avoid building it straight across a peat bog. Our forefathers were clearly more talented and were not put off by small matters such as deep peat! The wall that forms the north eastern boundary of the Park, alongside Ammerside Woods, was constructed across a mire. Somehow, [...]

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  • Chillingham Wild Cattle on BBC’s The One Show!

    By chillinghamwildcattle | 16th November 2016 | Latest News, News and Events

    Chillingham Wild Cattle were featured during a recent epidode of BBC’s The One Show, alongside Little Mix and others. First broadcast on Wednesday 19th October 2016. Enjoy! Chillingham Wild Cattle on BBC One's The One Show – 19th October 2016 from Chillingham Wild Cattle on Vimeo.

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  • Grass, Grass Everywhere

    By Angus Collingwood-Cameron | 31st August 2016 | Uncategorised

    This summer has been very good for growing grass. Regular showers and some heat has meant steady growth across the Park for the whole of the summer. This allowed us to “shut off” the old Hay Field on the northern edge of the Park. There was plenty of grass in the main Park to keep the Cattle and Deer happy. [...]

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  • We’re back on TV! Freddie Flintoff visits Chillingham

    By chillinghamwildcattle | 3rd August 2016 | News and Events

    The Freddie Flintoff programme ‘Lord of the Fries’ came to Chillingham last year and he was shown the cattle from the safety of the Kubota.

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