The fun part is adding to our community of bird boxes in the hope of encouraging even more birdlife to Swallowtail Hill.
Read MoreWe all know just how valuable the world’s forests are as a resource, as habitats, and as carbon vacuum cleaners in the fight against climate change. What most of us don’t know is that the world’s wetlands are equally as effective, if not more so, and equally under threat.
Read MoreFor a long time I was a city dweller, with a daily commute and a landscape that was largely concrete, and while I enjoyed my job and spent time with my friends – my mental health suffered. I didn’t always know why. I assumed stress and modern living. It wasn’t until I moved to Swallowtail Hill that I realised.
Read MoreBut where does it come from – how long has it featured on our breakfast tables?
Read MoreVisitors to Swallowtail Hill may have noticed that our established hedgerow is traditionally laid. Or to be more accurate you might simply have noticed that our hedgerow looks different from other hedges you see and you may have wondered why on earth we do this and how this hedging ‘look’ is achieved.
Read MoreWe so often see children arrive for their holidays glued to devices, horrified to discover that there’s no tv in their cabin – but when they leave, smiling and joyful having spent time getting muddy, building dens, following animal footprints and collecting leaves and sticks – then we know we’re doing something right.
Read MoreThe Globe shares many of the values we hold dear at Swallowtail Hill. First – all of their food is locally sourced. They champion local producers, ensuring that all of the food they cook is humanely reared and traceable ‘down to the boat, farm, field or flock’.
Read MoreThis time of year is when many of us start planning holidays, so it felt pretty timely for us to talk about green tourism, given that’s the sector Swallowtail Hill sits in.
Read MoreAt this time of year our feathered friends could do with a helping hand. Many of us already have bird feeders in our gardens or on our patios, window sills or balconies. But if you don’t already have one – here’s an easy peasy way to make your own.
Read MoreIs it any wonder many of us feel the January blues when we’re surrounded by messages telling us to dive into the new year full of vim and vigour and reinvent ourselves, as though our existing selves just aren’t good enough?
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