Harvest Time

Here are just some of the nice things our guests have said about their stay at Bridge Cottages over the last few weeks-:

P&G June 2008 - Lovely, clean comfortable cottage in a peaceful setting. Ideal for a short break.

L&J July 2008 - We have enjoyed a wonderfully relaxed week thanks to the well equipped cottage. Our bird count for the week just topped 80 (excluding the exotic varieties at Pensthorpe)

D&N Jul 2008 - Had a lovely stay. Cottage very clean and comfortable.

A quieter time on the bird watching front although I have read reports of good sightings of various waders along the coast at the usual hotspots.

Locally there has been very little sign of the local red deer population until the weekend when a rather handsome stag crossed the road just in front of us as we drove to the cottages for Saturdays changeover.

A nuthatch is a new addition to the species using the feeders at the front of Bridge Cottages.

Here in the garden at Bessingham I have been trying to improve my knowledge of the dragonflies that are attracted by the duck pond. Common Blue Damselfly very abundant. Other sightings that I am confident of naming include Black Tailed Skimmer and Common Darter.

The Buddleia in the garden has also been attracting huge numbers of Peacock butterflies. Comma's also commonly seen around the garden.