Life and Death!

Our purple bead means biodiversity and there are thousands of species of animals and plants which live near Minstead! Here is one of the most famous...



It's Erithacus! (And he's quite fat! We think he's been eating Lumbricus from the compost heap...)

And here are the girls shovelling leaves for the compost heap. They made layers with old paper towels, leaves, horse dung and lots of other biodegradable items.



Deeper into the grounds lies a former resident of Minstead who didn't make it through the winter a few years back. He's guarded over the snake wall ever since. His name is Equus. (And he can look quite creepy in torchlight!)



And several other creatures met their deaths tonight too. Our fire fairies fulfilled their destiny by being consumed in flames! They looked amazing and we sang the Fire Fairy song as they burned...