Come and celebrate our end of summer hay cut at the historic Mellerstain House

9.00 am to 3.00 pm − Scything Workshop

Learn new skills in a scything workshop with experienced scythe instructor Rob Brodie. Spaces for this workshop are limited to 8 and booking is essential.

To book a place please email all@merlindalenature.com

Scything workshop at Merlindale Nature Festival 2025

12.30 pm − Horse-drawn mowing

Step back in time to watch stars of Merlindale Nature Festival Stig and Fin − along with owner Steffi Schaffler of Teamwork Horse Logging − mow some of Mellerstain’s 7.2-hectare meadow against the backdrop of this classic 18th-century Robert Adam building.

Open to everyone.

Stig and Fin from Teamwork Horse Logging at Merlindale Nature Festival 2025

1.30 pm - Butterfly walk

Join Apithanny Bourne, Borders Meadows Trust ecologist and Species-rich Grassland Officer for the charity Butterfly Conservation, to learn more about meadows and their importance to our pollinator populations.

Open to everyone.