Jays Cottage and Choughs Cottage Luxury Holiday Homes in Cornwall

10/02/2025

Sunset at Long Rock beach January 25

01/01/2025

07/11/2024

Sennen Cove, Cornwall, England 😍

08/09/2024

Some Winter availability at Jays and Chough cottage.

05/09/2024

Some availability for the end of September and October

02/09/2024

St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall 🇬🇧

📸 Photo: instagram.com/aerialcornwall

19/08/2024

Had a great day out judging at Mid Somerset show yesterday. A lovely turn out of sheep.
The standard was excellent
Well done to all exhibitors.

25/06/2024

Aerial shot of St Michael's Mount, Cornwall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

08/05/2024

Stunning St Michaels Mount 7pm 6/5/24

29/04/2024

Interesting 🤔

Everyone loves bluebells! But how can you distinguish the UK native, Spanish and hybrid species?

Incredibly, almost half of the world's bluebells are found in the UK. They grow in large colonies that cover the ground of woodland edges from April-May.

Native bluebells (𝘏𝘺𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘢) are threatened by habitat destruction, harvesting from the wild, and potentially competition from Spanish bluebells (𝘏𝘺𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢), a garden-escape introduced by the Victorians, which are able to hybridise with UK native bluebells (𝘏𝘺𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘹 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢), so it can be difficult to identify true native populations.

The biggest tell is that native bluebells have droopy stems and a sweet scent, while Spanish bluebells are straight-stemmed and unscented.

💚 Bluebells are symbolically associated with gratitude and everlasting love 💚

[EDIT in response to FAQs:] Spanish and hybrid bluebells still provide a good nectar source, so they are beneficial to pollinators! 🙂🐝 It's fine if you already have them in your garden for people and wildlife to enjoy. However we want to encourage people to acknowledge the difference between the types of bluebells, and to be aware that if you want to plant new bulbs and your garden is close to natural areas where native bluebells are present, it is preferable to choose to plant native ones, due to the risk of escape or hybridisation with wild bluebells. And, if disposing of garden waste, always do this responsibly.🌱

UK native bluebells are protected by law under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981).

31/03/2024

St just, beautifully welcoming

27/03/2024

Just 2 miles from Jays and Choughs cottage, stunning 🤩

Nanjizal, Nr St Just, Cornwall!

23/03/2024

Penzance Promenade on the Penzance to Newlyn walk
Distance: 3.9 miles
Steepness grade: easy-moderate
Link to walk: http://iwkc.co.uk/w/293
A circular walk at Mount's Bay from the largest port town in the bay to the harbour of Cornwall's largest fishing fleet.

23/03/2024

St Michael's Mount, Cornwall!

03/03/2024

📍 St Michaels Mount

What’s part of the magic (and fun) when visiting the Mount, is walking the causeway to then finding out you need to hop on a boat to get you back to shore instead!

26/02/2024

A short 9 mile drive from us.

Beautiful morning down porthcurno ❤️

20/02/2024

05/02/2024

Pendeen lighthouse near St Just with a short walk to the beautiful Portheras Cove