Category Archives: Wimpole Hall

#NationalTreeWeek 2022 – Day 1: A Star

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

26th November The annual celebration of trees and start of their planting season in the UK begins today, so I thought that I would share a photo of one of my favourite trees at Wimpole. It is a huge London … Continue reading →

Posted in Trees, Wimpole Hall | Tagged #NationalTreeWeek, Cambridgeshire, Favourite trees, Gardens, London Plane, Trees, Wimpole Estate, Winter Lights | 5 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Carpets of Cowslips

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Cowslips, Primula veris, Wildflower-rich meadows, Wildflowers, Wimpole Estate | 11 Comments

Danger: Flying Fur Balls!

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Bees, Wimpole Hall | Tagged Asters, autumn, buff-tailed bumblebee, Bumblebees, Common Carder Bee, Gardening, ivy, Ivy bees (Colletes hederae), Photography | 15 Comments

Wimpole Sunflowers under Van Gogh Skies

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

Several areas in the Walled Garden at the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate have been planted up with mixes of sunflowers. This brings in tons of wildlife in the form of pollinators and, as of last week, seed eating birds. Plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Gardening, National Trust, No Dig, Photography, Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh, Walled Gardens, Wimpole Estate | 11 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – The Garden of Evening Mists

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall | Tagged evening mist, Gardens, Photography, sunset, Wimpole Hall | 9 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Sunrise over Wimpole’s South Avenue

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Gardens, Lime trees, National Trust, Parkland, Photography, South Avenue, Wimpole Hall | 7 Comments

Hello Wimpole, my old friend …

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

I’ve come to tend to you again. Yay! With the re-opening of some National Trust parks and gardens, a phased return of volunteers has begun at Wimpole Estate. Cautiously and where it is safe to do so (i.e. no indoor … Continue reading →

Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall | Tagged Gardening, National Trust, Photography, Volunteering, Walled Garden, weeding, Wimpole Estate | 13 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Daffodils: A visual antidote

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Wimpole Hall is owned by the National Trust. In a statement about the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday 17 March 2020 the National Trust said that … Although Wimpole Hall, Farm, restaurant, visitor welcome, shops are now closed until further notice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Out and about, Spring, Uncategorized, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Coronavirus (COVID-19), Daffodils, Gardens, National Trust, Photography, spring bulbs, Wimpole Hall, Yellow | 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – The transformation begins

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Trees, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Acer 'Osakasuki', autumn colour, Fraxinus angustifolia, Gardening, Juglans nigra, National Trust, Parrotia persica 'Vanessa', Taxodium distichum, Wimpole Estate | 9 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Walnut flowers

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

Wimpole Estate looks after a National Juglans Collection and they are in flower during May.

Posted in Flowers, Trees, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged Gardening, Horticulture, Juglans, National Collection, Photography, Walnuts, Wimpole Estate | 6 Comments