Solitary cauliflower in Torrington field

In a field belonging to Mr George Copp, of South Street, Torrington, stands one solitary cauliflower. All the stalks have been ploughed up from what was a field full of these plants except for this one, underneath which is a thrush’s nest with four eggs inside it. The nest was found during the ploughing and at the time the thrush was sitting on the eggs. Not wanting to disturb it Mr Copp ploughed all around but left the one cauliflower.

‘We will leave it as long as possible but before tilling will see if it can be moved without disturbing the bird too much,’ said Mrs George Copp. ‘This is the first time I have ever heard of a thrush building its nest on the ground,’ she added.

Gazette article 25 April 1958