The cuckoo is back in our bit of Sabden Valley for the first time in around five years. It was cuckoo-ing like mad the other evening. A lovely sound that's good to hear again.
Cobden Farm B and B website
Cobden Farm Bed and Breakfast
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Roe deer and fawn
John spotted a roe deer with its fawn among the trees below the farmhouse this morning. It's the first time we've had a mother-and-baby visit.
Cobden Farm B and B website
Cobden Farm B and B website
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Lapwings return
We spotted a pair of lapwings playing in the sky above the farm yesterday. It's the first time in many, many years that they've appeared in our bit of Sabden Valley. Let's hope their chicks hatch out OK.
Cobden Farm B and B website
Cobden Farm B and B website
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Gooseander family 2011
Ten days earlier than last year, that gooseander hatched out a brood of 11 on our farmhouse roof. They jumped 3oft off the roof onto the field, then set off with their mother for Sabden Brook. You can just about see them in these photos...Cobden Farm B and B website
Orange tip butterfly
An orange tip butterfly arrived in our garden this week. According to our book, they aren't usually seen in Lancashire - especially hillside country. Any further information welcome!
Cobden Farm B and B website
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Breakfast time viewing
A cock pheasant (now where did that come from?) and rabbit were having their 'breakfasts' at the same time as our bed and breakfast guests this morning...
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