Rose Cottage Updates
Baby birds and wildflowers
At last we have had a bit of rain and the river looks much better, flowing nicely. The kingfishers continue to flash up and down just above the water and the otter has visited too. The kites are also quite numerous in the valley. I see more kites than buzzards these days and there are plenty enough of them too.
We have lots of baby birds around at the moment including young greater spotted woodpeckers (the ones with the red caps). They are quite noisy with their ‘chip, chip, chip’ call. Hanging noisily on the nut feeder they tend to keep the other birds away, as well as the squirrel.
The wildflower mini meadow is thriving. The yellow rattle is ‘rattling’ with seeds, there are dog daisies, blue knapweed and much, much more. The butterflies are feasting happily and I have to frequently check the butterfly spotters chart as I am not so good at naming them.
A young jay came down to enjoy a dip in the water this morning and we have been pleased to see hedgehogs.
Our guests have been out and about visiting local gardens, castles and museums as well as enjoying the local pub food lunchtimes and evenings. Long may the good summer days go on.