The Rosamund Diaries

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2026! 📅 EVENTS AT THE GARDEN 🍎 Saturday, 7th February, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Wassail With Us - Free and fun event. A Wassail is an Anglo-Saxon tradition of blessing an orchard to ensure a good harvest. The celebration involves decorating a tree, singing, poetry and apple juice and snacks. Limited to 50 spaces, so grab a ticket HERE   🍂 Saturday, 28th February, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm -   Family Nature Connection session with Jane, a perfect eve

Here are a few words about the birds that are seen in the area of Rosamund Gardens and on to Pewley Down itself. 

Latin name:   Viscum album (can translate as white goo!) Common name: Churchman’s Greeting, Kiss-and-go, Masslin, Misle and Mislin-Bush. Habitat: Native to the UK, lives in the canopies of broadleaf trees and apple trees. Mistletoe is relatively common but declining as more and more established orchards are cut down. With climate change it is thought to be on the move from its traditional counties on the English Welsh border and in the South of England.  The Tree Council is