We bought our seven and half acres of field and woodland near Stratford-upon-Avon in 2013, registered it as a smallholding and called it Mee’s Wood.
We keep bees, hens and pigs and also try hard to provide a diverse haven for wildlife, as well as a space for our family to enjoy and respect.
We learn as we go.
Bob and Janet Mee
At Mee’s Wood, we’re creating a place where insects, birds, animals and plants can co-exist and thrive. Alongside our bees, poultry and pigs, we’re lucky to share the land with hares, rabbits, deer and squirrels.
Each spring we protect the primroses and English bluebells, plus early purple and green-winged orchids that have multiplied since we arrived.
We keep woodland management to a minimum, led by our son Jack, a tree surgeon with a diploma in countryside management. We also keep footfall low, except for family days, when the hide our son-in-law Julian built becomes a temporary tree house.
Jack runs his own business – with a separate social media presence – and has his woodyard at one end. He also built our hen pens and, in 2025, a pig ark.
At Mee’s Wood, we’re creating a place where insects, birds, animals and plants can co-exist and thrive. Alongside our bees, poultry and pigs, we’re lucky to share the land with hares, rabbits, deer and squirrels.
Each spring we protect the primroses and English bluebells, plus early purple and green-winged orchids that have multiplied since we arrived.
We keep woodland management to a minimum, led by our son Jack, a tree surgeon with a diploma in countryside management. We also keep footfall low, except for family days, when the hide our son-in-law Julian built becomes a temporary tree house.
Jack runs his own business – with a separate social media presence – and has his woodyard at one end. He also built our hen pens and, in 2025, a pig ark.
Low-intervention woodland care and happy animals.
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