Creative Climate Fest – Froghall Farm

Froghall Farm in central Pembrokeshire is a key partner in the festival. A 200 acre family farm one mile north of Scolton Manor, it has been managing a remarkable rewilding and biodiversity programme on its land. Since 2014 it has planted well over 80,000 trees and is looking to turn its present and former daffodil fields into meadows and other biodiverse  habitats.

It’s been an initiative that was started by the Higgon family after many years of committed environmental work in different places around the world, and was begun in earnest after their return to Pembrokeshire and the family farm.

Exploring the farm offers wonderful surprises. The sheer variety of native trees, from birches to oaks, is really impressive, with a concentration  of trees, like Hawthorns, which are particularly good hosts of biodiversity. A glance down at the ground reveals a multitude of insects and tiny tunnels in the grass, proof of a landscape well on the way to wildlife restoration.

The daffodil fields present the challenge of clearing the bulbs before nurturing back the meadowland. Daffodil bulbs are actually quite toxic and are not so easy to remove. It’s a task, though, that the farm is determined to achieve, and it will be done over the next few years.

We’re delighted to have Froghall on board, and the marvellous work it’s been doing will be presented at the festival in film and stall format. A wonderful example of environmental restoration, the farm is a gem in the heart of the county.