Wheatland Farm - Devon eco lodges and cottage

30/07/2024

Nice and cool in the woods today

22/07/2024

And they are hard at it

22/07/2024

All ready for the cows to start work...

27/05/2024

The bumblebees are loving the chive flowers here at Wheatland Farm - Devon eco lodges and cottage . Sounds like Ian is enjoying the sunshine too, singing in the back ground with his Bluetooth ear defenders on...

24/05/2024

It's that time of year again when the orchids are out on Popehouse moor.

01/04/2024

Just couldn't let the old Beech Lodge decking boards go to waste...

28/03/2024

I knew that spending the day servicing the mower was a bad idea for the Easter Holidays look.

14/03/2024

Yay! Just heard the first chiff chaff of the year. That, combined with nearly daily bumblebee noises, surely heralds the lighter, warmer months. No picture, just the call, so here's the RSPB's page on these, our first spring migrants.

A small olive-brown warbler which actively flits through trees and shrubs, with a distinctive tail-wagging movement. Find out more

25/02/2024

Ian had his nose to the grindstone at yesterday's Crediton Repair Cafe where spring was in the air and lots of garden tools needed sharpening up!

01/02/2024

30 seconds of calm at the end of the day. The birds have noticed the changing daylight! We love the fact that the early evening is filled with their sounds.

30/01/2024

The fox is back - Maria Mor took these slightly distant phone pictures from Honeysuckle Lodge balcony this afternoon. It was hunting small mammals in the grass we've left long over winter. It looks in reasonable shape - just not as glorious as summer pictures with lush grass and flowers!

19/01/2024

It's a stunning day out there, but in this cold snap not everyone is keen on being woken up. We're strimming super carefully around the lodges, in case of hibernating hedgehogs, or dormice. This lovely toad we found the other day when we were weeding. We relocated it to the poly tunnel where it's a shade warmer and there might also be some food.

26/12/2023

Are we nearly there yet?

09/12/2023

Just visited Bruce's new wine bar 'Amapola' on Crediton high street. Great spot, and new snacking menu coming soon.

25/11/2023

Might have missed this if we hadn't been up early to take Euan to Dartmoor for his 10 tors training

24/11/2023

A small step in the right seasonal direction... But round the corner, just out of sight...OMG it's going to take until Xmas.

The leaves go to mulch under the willows at Balebarn Lodge, where they'll still look pretty for a few weeks more, and the soil organisms can move in.

17/11/2023

We're still admiring what's great about the season!

23/10/2023

In autumn, when you get in close, sometimes you spot what was there all along. This dormouse summer breeding nest was in bramble that we strimmed back along the edge of the ecolodge field. And pulling bullrush out of the fishing pond turned up a harvest mouse nest woven among the upright stems. Both nests were empty, but both were good finds.

02/10/2023

It must be Autumn

23/09/2023

It's a night for a celebratory vegan take out from Okehampton Community Kitchen Thank you! It's lovely. We're not vegan, but we eat a lot of vegan food, and it's important to us to be able to keep an eye on the ethics when not cooking for ourselves.

21/09/2023

Upside to global warming, it's the first time we've had decent ripe grapes. Might have to graduate from cider to winemaking.

02/09/2023

Damson harvest time. Are we talking jam or gin ?

01/09/2023

Is this taking rewilding too far? Ian's electrical cable roll has been hijacked by a wren...

21/08/2023

Pizza night followed by the washing machine firepit for toasty marshmallows

03/08/2023

We're growing next year's butterflies! We won't be pulling up these nettles just yet. But we did cut them earlier in the summer, so these caterpillars are thriving on the regrowth. Cropping your nettles can be a way to help late summer species.

31/07/2023

30/07/2023

Looks like the squirrels will enjoy late summer, and this shield bug taking a hazelnut break

17/07/2023

Big love on the moor Monday night to generate good vibes for the Right to Wildcamp appeal court hearing Tuesday in London

16/07/2023

I knew we kept that baby paddling pool/sandpit for a good reason...

09/07/2023

Another joins us here at Wheatland Farm's Devon Eco Lodges. This one has been looked after by Pam from Greatfield Hedgehog Rescue near and needed a release site near . We have several young guests here this weekend, and it was great for them to be able to see the hedgehog up close. She started off completely balled up and spiky, but then struck a snout out. She'll have her box in the orchard until she's ready to wander off exploring on her own.