Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2010 | Page 112

country life

for wildlife. The farm fitted the criteria, a grant was
provided, and now, six years on, the benefits are very much
in evidence.
The farm was once the grange to the old monastery at

Island Life - June/July 2010

Bluebell Walks this year, one attracting 80 enthusiasts.
That walk tied in with raising funds for the Royal
Agricultural Benevolent Institute (RABI), a national body of
which Di is an Island committee member, and set up to help

Quarr, and three of the lakes are from the same era. The

farmers and farm workers less fortunate than themselves.

whole area is an ever-changing canvas, and so as not to spoil

This year the walk swelled the funds by around £850.

the beauty and charm, John and Di choose to open their land
to the general public only occasionally. There were just two

The whole scene has evolved over many years, but with
John and Di constantly adding their expert touch. That is very
Photo: A Swan nesting in
one of the lakes.

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