New Residents on the Common

27th May 201712th June 2017 gienke Common, wildlife

The Great Wilbraham Common Right Holders have had to recruit a new grazier for the common and we have been most fortunate to findMD Contracting and Farming LTD, run by Mark Drew and Frances Cook who will run their stock on the Common. Mark put 34 yearling ewes on today 16^th May, and we expect some cattle in due course once the grass starts to grow.

Mark runs an Agricultural Contracting company and Frances is Agricultural Director at the College of West Anglia and their business isbased in Rampton. They have several connections with the village: they live close to Michael Beaumont’s daughter and Frances’ father still plays cricket for Over – he still remembers Brian Purkiss from his playing days with Wilbraham.

If you have any serious concerns about the livestock, please call them on:

07775 923882 – Mark

07787 103947 – Frances

More local Ornithological updates:

Swifts have arrived

Marsh Harrier spotted over Little Wilbraham

Short-eared owl spotted on Great Wilbraham Com