Ewhurst Park

Ewhurst Park At Ewhurst Park, we’re embarking on an estate-wide biodiversity project. Come on the journey with us. A true celebration of the seasons. Where flowers blossom.

Where wildness is celebrated. Where the land will provide organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. Where deer roam freely. Where bees are kept and honey is harvested. It’s a place that inspires renewed relationships with nature, giving back to its community through education and the expansion of minds; and to the earth through nourishment and rewilding. At Ewhurst Park, we’re embarking on an estate-w

ide biodiversity project and we’d like you to come on the journey with us and develop a deeper connection with the community, landscape and environment.

We finally found slow worms under our refugia! Reptile tins and mats were set out in 2024, but we only spotted one pair ...
17/06/2026

We finally found slow worms under our refugia!

Reptile tins and mats were set out in 2024, but we only spotted one pair basking out in the open that year.

In 2025 we increased the number of refugia but had no sightings at all, although the resident Field Vole population have been happy to move in and make nests under the tins!

With even more tins out this year, and reports of a sighting in the spring, we finally spotted two slow worms during our June reptile survey. An adult was spotted making a hasty exit just before this beautiful juvenile was snapped.

Slow worms are legless lizards that can drop their tails if they feel attacked. The tail thrashes around to distract the would-be predator, while the Slow worm makes an escape.

We are delighted to find them again this year!

We are excited to announce that we will be working with Humanitix as our main ticket provider for event sales! Humanitix...
16/06/2026

We are excited to announce that we will be working with Humanitix as our main ticket provider for event sales!

Humanitix donates 100% of their profits to charity, meaning booking tickets through their site helps those in need, an ethos that we are fully in support of.

Their Head of Impact is the legendary Hugh Jackman, and in his own words:

“By booking through Humanitix, you didn't just secure a spot - you helped fund meals, healthcare, education, and life's basic necessities for people who need it the most.

Your ticket did more than get you through the door. It opened one for someone else.”

We excited to transition our ticketing platform to a company whose values align with our own, and who we know will provide an excellent experience for our guests.

12/06/2026

Our grasslands are looking stunning right now!

Our autumn re-seeding efforts on the chalk grassland have been successful. The annuals from the mixes we sowed are in full bloom, with poppies and cornflowers adding a delightful splash of colour to previously farmed fields.

It’s not just us that are appreciating the park in bloom, the park is alive with the buzzing of bees and fluttering of butterflies. Not to mention metallic green Swollen-thighed Beetles enjoying the Ox-eye Daisies.

Fields that were previously used to grow monoculture crops are diversifying, with a mix of grasses (perfect cover for ground nesting Skylark) and flowers (a banquet for invertebrates) we’re really seeing the return of life to this special place.


The Yellow Rattle is back!We recorded a chance sighting of "The Meadow Maker" last year, and we're delighted to see this...
10/06/2026

The Yellow Rattle is back!

We recorded a chance sighting of "The Meadow Maker" last year, and we're delighted to see this annual again in 2026, and in other areas of the park too.

Yellow Rattle is the secret weapon of grassland restoration. A hemi-parasitic plant of grasses, Yellow Rattle can suppress them and reduce grass cover.

The space this creates allows room for wildflowers to grow, safe from grass competition. More space for wildflowers, created naturally by one plant. The pollinators will be happy!

05/06/2026

The plants in our walled garden are bursting into life!

Traditional roses, big blousy peonies, the starburst globes of allium, deep hues of salvias, fiery red poppies and sweet-scented elderflowers – an absolute smorgasbord of species for our pollinators to enjoy.

They’re pretty good to look at for us too!



One of our rangers captured this shot of a handsome male Stonechat on a bird survey last week. A small but striking bird...
01/06/2026

One of our rangers captured this shot of a handsome male Stonechat on a bird survey last week.

A small but striking bird with a bold black head, rusty-red breast, and white patches on his wings. The name comes from their sharp, chattering call, which sounds like two stones being tapped together (“chat-chat-chat”).

This little songbird is a year-round resident in the UK, but we spot them most at this time of year, chattering and fluttering over the hedgerows.

29/05/2026

On Sunday night, we were delighted to welcome members of Hampshire Bat Group to the park for our first ever bat trapping session.

Under licence, the group set up two harp traps with lures and a mist net in the hope of learning more about our bat populations, and to inform our management here.

We knew we had Myotis bats from sound recordings but it’s too tricky to tell the different species apart by sound alone; although we had been able to identify Daubenton’s bats over the lakes.

We caught one bat, a Natterer’s Bat (Myotis) who just happened to be pregnant! Handling was kept to an absolute minimum to avoid any unnecessary stress, and she was released back into the skies as soon as possible.

We can now confirm that we have at least 10 of the UK’s 18 native bat species!


28/05/2026

On Saturday we welcomed guests to Ewhurst Park’s first Wild Feast of the year!

An unbelievably hot day for a spring feast, guests learned how to forage wild growing foods, as well as making herbal teas, before enjoying a cooling drink beside the lake.

The group sat down to eat family-style, with delicious sharing plates of Ewhurst Park’s slow-grown meat, as well as organic vegetables and ingredients foraged from the land.

The feast was prepared by chef and his amazing team, cooking al-fresco in front of the guests, to create an intimate atmosphere; connecting with nature and food throughout the day.

We can’t wait for the next one on 13th June!

22/05/2026

Last week we welcomed children from Year 4 at St. Gabriel’s to our Spring Education day to learn all about nature and farming in spring.

Pupils learnt how Ewhurst Park manages all of its operations with nature in mind, farming alongside habitat creation and restoration; and how nature and farming are intrinsically connected.

They were then lead on a foraging walk to find out about naturally occurring plants, their medicinal uses and which ones are edible.

Finally, students took part in a seed ID and planting session, a chance to get their hands into the soil and plant their own food which they took home.

St. Gabriel’s kindly provided us with some Oak saplings that they have been growing from their own acorns, which we will be planting around the park to bolster our woodlands.

In exchange, they received tomato plants from us, grown organically for them to plant out in their school grounds.

Our education days are open to all children and there is no charge to attend. For information on future education events, or our Edible Garden Project with schools please email [email protected].



21/05/2026

Here are some of our gorgeous Tamworth x Ironage pigs.

As you can see here, they are excellent at rootling for food like worms, grubs and plant roots in the ground, and creating patches of bare earth.

Wildflowers need space to grow, but are often out-competed by grass. The pigs’ work creating these areas will allow room for wildflower seeds to germinate and grow.

We will allow some patches to regenerate naturally and also spread some wildflower seeds on others to work towards creating species-rich grassland.

Some of our pigs have moved onto other nature restoration projects to continue their important conservation work, and we wish them all the best!

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