News from High House Studios

June

Nina and Ellie have been with us for 6 weeks, pretty much the whole of spring. We have done many things, including the installation of a 500m electric fence to [...]

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The beginnings of a large pond, the biggest yet.

The ground at High House is mixed, but mostly it's sand over chalk and flint - evidence of what was once a shallow sea. The chalk itself is a form [...]

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Geese

We had four pairs of Egyptian geese nesting in the park this spring, more than we’ve ever had. As the name suggests, they originate from Africa but were brought here [...]

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Daffodils

Some of the 4500 narcissi ('Thalia', 'Pheasant's Eye' and 'Actaea') planted in the orchard during October/November 2022, now coming in to flower, in succession. If they are happy they should [...]

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Winter 2022/2023

We hope that this blog gives a sense of what it will be like staying at High House. We’d like to capture the changing seasons and to show how [...]

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