Soup back on the menu as squash harvested
Our penultimate harvest of the year has taken place and these butternut squash are safely in storage. Apart from soup, we can see a lot...
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Glamping and cottage on a private nature reserve in West Wales
Welcome box of cakes on arrival. Free organic produce. Fresh eggs. Firebowl barbecues. Pizza ovens.
Maple tree hammocks. Nature trail and orchard guide. Green Man willow village. Greek garden.
Friendly cats. Roaming hens. Great views by day, dark skies by night
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Steve and Lynn
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Nature's calendar heralds autumn
Autumn is a beautiful time of year at Orchid Meadows. The Michaelmas daisies are in full flourish, the hawthorn bushes are dripping with...
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Steve and Lynn
Sep 26, 20231 min read
West Wales shows off its big skies
As the season advances at Orchid Meadows, you can enjoy autumn colours, spectacular sunsets and dark skies untainted by modern light...
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Steve and Lynn
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Music lights up evening campfire
There's no better place to share a song than around a campfire. Clara and Maja spent the final night of their week-long stay in the...
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Steve and Lynn
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Apple juicing begins
Yesterday we started juicing our early varieties of apples with willing help from volunteers Clara, Maja and Fjonn (pictured). The family...
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Steve and Lynn
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Hay-making finally gets underway
Like everywhere, West Wales has seen more than its usual share of rain over the past couple of months. But now the weather has turned and...
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Steve and Lynn
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Boy meets the girls
This is Monty, our new cockerel. He is of uncertain breed, or mixture of breeds more likely, but nevertheless remains handsome, which is...
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Steve and Lynn
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Orchid Meadows produce scoops up accolades
It might not be the Royal Horticultural Society annual awards but Tregaron Show is a much respected date in the calendar in Tregaron and...
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Steve and Lynn
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Battle declared against invading scrub
The long awaited project to restore our area of sphagnum bog has begun. Part of Orchid Meadows mimics the wetland of Cors Caron, a...
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Steve and Lynn
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Mediterranean comes to West Wales
Parts of Orchid Meadows have taken on something of a Mediterranean feel. No, really. Our giant beef tomatoes are starting to ripen in the...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 28, 20231 min read
Hen reinforcements flown in
We have welcomed four new hens to our henhouse, all Calder Rangers from a nearby poultry farm. They are essential additions to our flock...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 17, 20232 min read
Cattle make daring bid for freedom
Sometime early this morning our Highland Cattle – mum Esme and calf Theo – broke out of Orchid Meadows to seek their fortune or perhaps...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Well over 1000 orchids counted at Orchid Meadows
Volunteers surveyed fields at Orchid Meadows yesterday and counted 1343 flowering orchid heads, far more than was expected. The data will...
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Steve and Lynn
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Orchid Meadows research project reveals what hens really eat
Meet head-hen Katy. She’s been with us now for two years and during that time we’ve had a valuable insight into the feeding patterns of...
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Steve and Lynn
Jun 18, 20231 min read
Polytunnel explodes with food
Fresh vegetables are now on-tap at Orchid Meadows and are available free of charge to guests. Ready to add colour to a barbecue are...
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Steve and Lynn
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Cyclist heads off to Bangor fuelled by bangers and burgers
This Orchid Meadows guest, Paul, enjoyed a meaty barbecue before heading out the next morning for a long cycle to Bangor, picking up the...
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Steve and Lynn
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Couple cook up beast of a feast on firepit
There's something distinctly special about a barbecue over a wood fire. Maybe it's the sweet aroma of wood smoke hanging gently in the...
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Steve and Lynn
May 29, 20231 min read
First orchids flower at Orchid Meadows
The first of this summer's orchids are now beginning to add decoration to Evening Meadow. They are quite early this year, probably down...
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Steve and Lynn
May 23, 20231 min read
Lovely feedback leaves owners bowled over
Everyone likes a pat on the back now and again and when you're a new glamping site owner, you do need reassurance that what you're...
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Steve and Lynn
May 16, 20231 min read
Orchids show their spots
The wild orchids in Evening Meadow are now coming into leaf, showing their distinctive dark spots. It's another sign that summer is on...
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