We are now holding Hatha Yoga sessions, run by Janet Barnes – www.flexiladiesyoga.co.uk in our Middle Barn, here at Clough Bottom on Thursday evenings 7.00-8.15pm. For more information, or to book your place call now on 01254 826285.
Archive for September, 2009
Practice Yoga in the tranquil surroundings of Clough Bottom
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Ex-battery hens.
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Today we collected 6 ex-battery hens from the Battery Hen Welfare Trust. They have lost a lot of feathers and their combs are pale and floppy but they should look a lot healthier and happier soon. When they have recovered we will let them out of their run to roam freely around the farm with our existing hens.
See one of nature’s finest displays here at Clough Bottom
Friday, September 25th, 2009The nights are drawing in and cool, misty mornings can only mean one thing… Autumn has arrived.
Not only is this the ideal time to be moving and planting trees, it’s also the one time of the year when you can experience one of nature’s most spectacular displays…
Vibrant, vivid red and yellow berries and incredible gold and red foliage – it’s all here at Clough Bottom Trees and Shrubs.
Our plantations are a riot of stunning autumn colour and now is a great time to experience them. So why not pop down and see species including the Liquidambar styraciflua which is at its most handsome with striking deep crimson/purple leaves or our stunning varieties of Japanese Maples including the Osakazuki – full of grace and beauty and – during Autumn – truly magnificent with their intense bright red leaves.
As well as our striking Maples, we have a massive range of trees and shrubs that offer plenty of interest throughout winter with their colour and texture. The White Birch, for example, has distinctive, smooth silvery white bark, the aptly-named Snake Bark Maple has vertically striped green-and-white bark, and the Alder has delightful male and female catkins appearing before the new leaves in March. We have Prunus varieties that in later spring produce delightful blossom against contrasting foliage and Crataegus varieties that produce stunning blossom and bright red fruit like the ‘Crimson Cloud’. As well as trees and shrubs, we also stock a large range of hedging boxes including laurel, golden leylandii and hornbeam.
Whether you are looking for specimens to attract wildlife, stunning autumn or spring colour, bucket loads of vibrant berries, masses of blossom, or elegant year-round foliage – we can help. We don’t sell small, imported trees, only large, well-fed specimens and with over 100 varieties and 5,000 specimens there’s plenty to choose from!
We hope to see you soon!
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Our guests have been busy recording birds and have left details in the Nature Watch Book.
During August one guest recorded seeing; Robin, Blackbird, Crows, Swallows, Magpies, Kestrel, Goldfinch and an Owl with a large wing span in the rough grass at the back of the cottages.
Another guest recorded watching bats. They weren't pipistrelle, they were much bigger.
Early September and we have had corn bunting as well as the other birds. These were sitting on the telephone wire, thirteen in all and evenly spaced on the wire.
We have only just done our haymaking, unusually late for us, but we have got some good hay.
Tuesday 15th September
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Still holding onto the summer weather thanks goodness! Pinky & Perky are growing really fast, they really love being out in the field and digging up the earth. They don't like the rain however and soon scurry into their sty at the slightest drop!
Last Saturday we saw a red squirrel running across the garden and up the oak tree. It stayed up the tree for quite a while and we could see it leaping across the branches then it just disappeared amongst the foliage and we haven't seen it since.
Diane, who stayed here last week, spent hours trying to get a photo of the little owl. It would sit on the roof of the shed watching her but, as soon as she got near enough to get a good picture, it popped down out of sight.
Last Saturday we saw a red squirrel running across the garden and up the oak tree. It stayed up the tree for quite a while and we could see it leaping across the branches then it just disappeared amongst the foliage and we haven't seen it since.
Diane, who stayed here last week, spent hours trying to get a photo of the little owl. It would sit on the roof of the shed watching her but, as soon as she got near enough to get a good picture, it popped down out of sight.
Butterfly Spotting at Bleasdale Cottages.
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
The butterflies have been out in force making the most of this wonderful weather. The buddleia had six varieties on at one time yesterday. There were Red admiral, Peacock, Small tortoiseshell, Painted lady, Large white and I don't know the name of the one in the picture.www.bleasdalecottages.co.uk
