Acton Court
In the 16th Century, Acton Court had grand and extensive formal gardens. Today, the garden and grounds are part of the Scheduled Monument and as such are subject to limitations regarding works: digging especially is discouraged. Natural meadows that support native wildlife species have proved to be a good solution for the site. Head Gardener, Nic Jones cultivates a walled wildflower meadow and orchard, Old English and wild roses. He has also created an organic kitchen garden on medieval lines, which produces quality vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs. The remaining 12 acres of grounds are managed as meadow and rough grassland which supports the owl population and the breeding barn owls in particular. Numerous native species of grasses and plants, some now quite rare in the UK, are featur
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