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Four days, 1400 trees, 13 people (not all at once!

Four days, 1400 trees, 13 people (not all at once!) and 8 dogs! We’re completely overwhelmed by the hard work and enthusiasm of all our helpers - family, friends and volunteers who came over the 4 days, some with their dogs, to plant our new wood. A great socially distanced activity! Just a couple of hundred left to do - need to buy them first - and some more canes to support them, and we’re done! All are native species, sessile oak, willow, hazel, rowan, cherry, whitebeam, crab apple, Scots pine, and blackthorn. Thanks to @daera.ni for the Small Woodland Grant!

Happy St David’s Day! March has arrived with su

Happy St David’s Day! March has arrived with sunshine and promises of brighter days ahead! We have the smaller daffodils out so far, but looking lovely with the snowdrops. A few leeks thrown in for any Welsh friends too!

A little bit of sunshine from yesterday on a very

A little bit of sunshine from yesterday on a very grey wet day! Enjoy our crocuses and snowdrops until the sun comes back 🌼🌷

Happy Valentine’s Day to all our fabulous follow

Happy Valentine’s Day to all our fabulous followers! Beautiful photo of Aimee and Brandon taken last September by @torioc_photography #valentinesday

In honour of #nationalpizzaday we’re putting up

In honour of #nationalpizzaday we’re putting up a few photos of our favourite pizza vans! We love catering vans of all kinds - and can’t wait to see them back! @pizzavantastica and @streetza.co.uk both make the most delicious crispy pizzas, yum!

Such a cacophony of birdsong! Spring is springing

Such a cacophony of birdsong! Spring is springing all around us. Can’t wait for life to start again, in every way. #birdsong #springisspringing #endoflockdown #birdwatch

The bird life is making up for the lack of other a

The bird life is making up for the lack of other activities here! Even if it’s not yet Valentine’s Day, when birds traditionally get together, this little bluetit is checking out our new bird box! Maybe a wedding in the offing after all!! #birdbox #nestcamera #greenfeathers #earlybirdcatchestheworm #fastmover #springwatch #bbcspringwatch

Fabulous light and the snow today ❄️☃️👌

Fabulous light and the snow today ❄️☃️👌🏻🌳

Just putting off taking down the last Christmas de

Just putting off taking down the last Christmas decorations, the beautiful late afternoon light today, made me want to photograph everything! Also, we have a new distraction - can anyone spot the puppy?! Eithne joined the Breckenhill family just before Christmas, and was the best entertainment we could have had!
We’re getting loads of wedding enquiries, and can’t wait to start hosting weddings here again very soon, fingers crossed! We can do viewings by appointment and with social distancing, masks and sanitiser as required. Get in touch if you would like to come and see the barns and surroundings, and have a chat about how you envisage your big day, or call us or email.

This is an amazing linocut of the house at Brecken

This is an amazing linocut of the house at Breckenhill, made by our daughter @rosanna.paints.draws.prints Happy New Year to all our wonderful couples, past and future. We’ve experienced the unthinkable over the last 10 months, but now at least there’s a light on the road ahead. Thanks so much to the couples who have postponed, downsized, and been so patient, we are so grateful. We’ll be open for viewings very soon, and look forward to a wonderful 2021!

Kiss a frog 🐸 this Christmas! Or maybe not. Wh

Kiss a frog 🐸 this Christmas! Or maybe not. Whatever you do, we hope your dreams come true, and that you have a safe and happy time. We will be ready and waiting to welcome people back to Breckenhill as soon as we can. 🎄☃️🐸 👰🏼 🤵🏻

Early morning sun at Breckenhill on the first day

Early morning sun at Breckenhill on the first day after the Winter Solstice. Let’s hope this new year will bring new hope and a return to the life we enjoyed before!

Christmas Wreath making today in the Green Barn -

Christmas Wreath making today in the Green Barn - plenty of room for distancing, and a festive setting! Lots of creativity going on! If any groups of friends want to do this, get in touch!

It’s #christmasjumperday ! Joining in here, eve

It’s #christmasjumperday ! Joining in here, even if it’s just me! Text 70050 to donate £2 to Save The Children.

Upside down trees? But in fact they’re not - it

Upside down trees? But in fact they’re not - it was so still today at the pond that the reflections were perfect! We’re looking forward to seeing outdoor activity groups sometime soon! Probably a bit too cold for raft building but paintball, archery, orienteering etc can all happen from next weekend! Group size depends on activities chosen, and social distancing has to be observed, but getting outdoors is so important!

First snow of winter, up on the hill. A stay-indoo

First snow of winter, up on the hill. A stay-indoors kind of day. Roll on 2021 and a hectic year of weddings and outdoor activities!

The woolly jumpers and hats from last week’s pho

The woolly jumpers and hats from last week’s photo workshop would be handy today! Taken in our greenhouse, but not much warmer in there than outside! Photo by @phoconn_photography and knitwear by @omc_knitwear

Five years ago today, Jordan and Anthony got marri

Five years ago today, Jordan and Anthony got married at Breckenhill, and it snowed! The Californian guests were thrilled - some had never seen snow before, and the beautiful bicycle with its basket of flowers by Stables Flower Co looked fabulous! We’d give anything to be doing this right now.....

Plenty of water in the stream, after all the rain!

Plenty of water in the stream, after all the rain! View from our lockdown bridge. Enjoying the changing seasons.

Two gates (second one shown here), three trees! O

Two gates (second one shown here), three trees! Official planting of a lime tree, transplanted from the garden, to be a feature in the new wood. Plus a couple of birch trees. Several thousand (smaller ones) to go!

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