Rougham Estate in Bloom
Five weeks celebrating the Estate in spring
Rougham Estate in Bloom
To mark the spirit of the Chelsea Flower Show, Rougham Estate is celebrating its own seasonal showcase this year.
Across the Estate the gentle hum of bees, the colours of the wildflowers, the rhythm of farming and the smallest insects at work all come together in one living, interconnected landscape. Every corner has its part to play and at this time of year it is all beautifully visible.
Rougham Estate in Bloom is a chance to pause and celebrate this amazing biodiversity in motion.
Keep your eye on our social media where we will be regularly posting information and videos about the Estate.
Week 1: Flowers
The first week of the five-week celebration is focussing on flowers, to coincide with the start of the Chelsea Flower Show. There will be a beautiful display at the Blackthorpe Barn location, with Watson’s plants joining us for the long bank-holiday weekend 23rd – 25th May. Come along to get wise plant advice and buy plants for your own garden.
While you’re here, take a stroll through the Sunken Garden, which is looking better year on year; it’s just outside Roots Café where you might like to have a bite to eat on the decking, overlooking this place of calm.
Week 2: Minibeasts
For the second week the focus shifts to the wondrous minibeasts all around. We’re slowing down to celebrate the smaller residents of Rougham and everything they do to keep this place thriving.
Take a closer look and you’ll find everywhere is teeming with life. Bees are working the wildflowers, insects are threading through the hedgerows and all manner of creatures live in and around our ponds.
Later in June you can get really up-close and personal with this amazing world by taking part in the new Macro Photography workshop.
Week 3: Farm & Conservation
Week 3 takes us out into the fields to learn more about the farm, the hedgerows and the wildflower meadows that make Rougham Estate such a special place for wildlife and conservation.
The fields and hedgerows of Rougham Estate tell a story that goes well beyond farming. Wildflower strips run alongside the arable land and hedgerows are planted and maintained to support the creatures living here. Conservation sits at the heart of how the Estate is run and during this third week we’re heading out into the landscape to explore what this means in practice.
Week 4: Wildlife & Trees
Rougham Estate is home to a remarkable variety of wild animals and birds, if you know when and where to look.
During week 4 we’re exploring the wilder side of the Estate, from the deer moving through the woodland to the birds you’ll hear long before you see them, and taking a look at how traditional tree coppicing helps create the habitat that makes it all possible.
Week 5: Over to you!
To close our In Bloom festivities we’re turning the lens over to you, our eagle-eyed visitors. The Rougham Estate Eagle Eye photo competition celebrates the best of what you’ve spotted and captured here at the Estate.
More details to follow.
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Where to find us
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
SatNav: IP30 9HZ
Plenty of free parking on site.
Please keep to the 20mph speed limit.
Disabled access available
This is a rural location and paths can be muddy.
The car parks close when Roots Café closes and the entrance gates are locked after this time.
Blackthorpe Barn is situated just south of Junction 45 of the A14, three miles east of Bury St Edmunds, in the village of Rougham.
Look out for the entrance gates to a long tree-lined avenue at the White House junction.
The Barn is down the avenue, on the right.
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