Defeated by mustelids

June 2026 Mustelids are a family of carnivorous mammals which in the UK includes stoats, weasels, badgers, otters, polecats and pine martens. Apart from the pine marten, which doesn’t live in these parts, we’ve had the lot in our pond! The only reason we haven’t had...

Rain, Moles and Daffodils

January 2026 It’s raining. Again. I should be thankful though that yet again we have missed the worst of the Winter storms. Shoto dog has taken up his usual place on the table under the canopy on the veranda so it can’t be too bad. Right now it’s difficult to imagine...

Fifteen Years and Counting!

March 2025 Spring has arrived and we are getting the campsite ready to open for our fifteenth year! I can’t quite believe it is that long ago since we welcomed our first campers. At that time the washrooms weren’t built, so for the first year our visitors used...

Canine Houdinis and the quacker family

September 2024 Well that was Summer – where has the year gone? Last week it was balmy evenings, sitting out on the veranda with a glass of something and this week it’s jeans and jumpers and Larry itching to light the wood burner! This is when campfires really...

Birds and Springtime doings

April 2024 The swallows are back! It’s such a treat to have them nest in the barn each year – but how do they always find their way back to the quiet little corner of Suffolk where they were hatched? One of nature’s little miracles I think. There has been quite...
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