Overbury Estate

Organised by FWAG with saplings purchased from the Woodland Trust, last weds 23rd January 2019, we welcomed over 20 members of DHL Supply Chain’s project management team to Overbury.

Overbury Gardening Team

We are delighted to welcome Jamie Small as our new Head Gardener.  

A brilliant opportunity has arisen for an experienced and knowledgeable Head Gardener to join us at a private country estate at Overbury on the edge of the Cotswolds.  

  It has been a busy summer for our buildings team as they work to complete the renovations of an early 20th Century stone cottage in Overbury. A lovely detached 3 bedroom cottage, set in the heart of the village, with a large garden and beautiful views across the Park, is being modernised and transformed into a fabulous family...

"On one of the hottest days of the year Overbury Staff took 5 mins out of the office and were given the opportunity to learn a but more about different types of fire extinguishers and see what they were like to use,first hand.It was a great training exercise.We hope we never have to use them but it's helpful to know how to use them...

For the last 3 years we have been experimenting with companion crops in our oilseed rape fields, that is growing more than one species of plant together.  The companions are mainly based around legumes to try and increase the amount of atmospheric nitrogen that we can capture and then make available to our farming system, and why wouldn’t we?  The atmosphere is 76% nitrogen, yet our cereal and brassica plants cannot use any of it.  But legumes can-and they do it very quickly. 

Our lovely villages are not just home to beautiful houses, but also home to some beautiful and practical work spaces too.

We started this years autumn drilling (planting) right up on the top of Bredon Hill with winter malting barley. The seeds were planted into the chopped residue (straw) of the previous crop (spring barley) and rolled in.

Residents of Overbury and Conderton are reaping the rewards of signing up to SeSaME Oil Buying Club in more ways than one.