How to see Fairies (Part Two)
Looking for fairies ? Then try a Bluebell Wood. With a Bank Holiday weekend, now is a great moment to visit a Bluebell Wood and look for one our most magical flowers, which is also one of the easiest to find. May is when most Bluebell Woods are at their…
Courtyard Farm Cowslips
Want to see thousand upon thousand of cowslips ? Here’s a great place to do so right now and in the next week or two before they set seed: Courtyard Farm, Ringstead, Norfolk. We visited today, with the farmer, Peter Melchett, a long-standing friend of the Fairyland Trust. Peter Melchett,…
Join the Midsummer’s Eve Fundraiser
UPDATE: sorry this event has been cancelled Hannah Burns, Midsummer Magic Event Coordinator tells us: “Due to unforeseen circumstances we are sorry to say that the Midsummer Magic ball scheduled for 20th June has been cancelled. Thank you to all that planned to attend, full refunds will be issued to…
Please Vote for Us in these Awards
Every vote counts in the national What’s on 4 Little Ones awards and we need yours ! If we win, it will help us make the Fairyland Trust and the Fairy Fairs better known and more successful, so we can put on more events for families – and for you…
Get the Official Fairy Fair 2015 poster
We know lots of people like our posters, designed by Sam Symonds. Here’s one you can download and show to friends. You’ll be helping us if you share it around and encourage others to come to the Fairy Fair ! So thanks. You can also download a high-resolution version here.…
Fairyland Planning Guidance for Fairy Doors in Trees (Circular 1)
We’ve noticed that there is a lot of human discussion about an outbreak of ‘Fairy Doors‘ at Wayford Woods in Somerset. The managers of the Woods are getting worried about the number of doors and playgrounds etc. (see links below) and are introducing planning controls. We at the Fairyland Trust…
Have you seen Jen and Margaret’s Great Help for Fairy Meadows ?
UPDATE March 2015: see Jen’s three storey Victoria Sponge at the Fairy Cakes for Meadows Facebook Page People all over the country have been helping raise £ to make Fairy Meadows by selling cakes at school, work or to friends but Jen Dayton and her friend Margaret have taken things…
Love and Wildflowers
Valentine’s Day is upon us and thoughts turn to love and in a month (on 16 March) tickets for the Fairy Fair go on sale… so spring is springing. Actually May Day is the real fairy love time: the whole of May, kicking-off with May Day and Beltane, was traditionally…
How to see Fairies (Part One)
Spring is coming soon and Primroses will be one of the first signs of it. The name ‘primrose’ comes from the latin prima rosa or ‘first flower’, and they start coming out in February, providing important nectar for early bumblebees. It’s said that if you look over the petals of…