Wildland We have an area of land which is set aside to be wild. We do not interfere with this much at all, save than to remove brambles and thin out some of the dead growth once a year in late winter. This patch is the western half of the orchard, where the mature fruit trees are. It is a steep sloping bank, rising up from the orchard walk, which starts the year with an abundance of snowdrops followed by daffodils, primroses, ramsons, meadowsweet, king ferns, nettles and numerous umbellifers. On the opposite side of the orchard walk is a group of old ribes shrubs (flowering redcurrant) which burst into flower in early spring, attracting the attention of the early bee population which can produce quite a volume of sound. This area is home to many native species of flora and fauna, insects and birds. It has probably never been cultivated and so is about as natural as it gets.