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Horses Welcome
February 8, 2012
Animals, Derbyshire, General, Horse Holidays, Peak District, self catering holiday,Brilliant news for our horsey guests! Hoe Grange Holidays has been certified by The British Horse Society under the Horses Welcome Scheme, the UK's first quality-assured scheme for equine holiday accommodation. Only properties that BHS inspectors would be happy to take their own horses to are endorsed, and being approved demonstrates our commitment to providing a genuine "home away from home" for horses as well as our human guests! Horses Welcome members are assessed to make sure that the stabling, grazing and other facilities for horses are ...
Oreo our Belted Galloway cow, has had a beautiful bull calf. Oreo has the characteristic white belt around her middle which gives the name to this native breed, but isn't a certified pedigree as she has a large black round spot on one side of her white flank. However her new baby has excellent markings with a proper full white belt - he is very handsome, shame he's not a heifer! Baby Beltie Meanwhile Shepherd Elliot has been tending to his older sheep, Tia and Maria and Coco and Chanel, giving them an injection of copper in preparation fo...
A smiling Elliot "6 months later" We are delighted to report that our resident artist, Roger Allan, has had his watercolour painting of our son Elliot accepted for the Royal Watercolour Society's Contemporary Watercolour Exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in London, which runs from 24th February until 14th March 2012. You may remember this painting is a follow up to "Boy with the broken arm" which depicted a glum looking Elliot with his arm in a sling, in front of a Derbyshire winter landscape with a dead sheep in the background. Extremely art...
During the winter months is the ideal time to do any restoration work on our traditional dew ponds around the farm. Following on from last year when we de-sludged three of our ponds to improve the habitat for wildlife, this year we have, with help from the Derbyshire Amphibian and Reptile Group cleared a large part of the overgrown pond at the farm entrance. This pond has a history of being home to a very large colony of Great Crested Newts. During the winter, while the newts are living away from the water, it is permitted to work on such p...
Top 10 tips for a greener Christmas
December 18, 2011
Animals, Awards, Christmas, Derbyshire, Eco, Family, Farm, Food and drink, Free range hens, General, Peak District, Recycling, Tourism,Being green doesn't have to be costly or mean a huge change in lifestyle. It’s the little things that make a difference. So for a green, greenChristmas simply keep in mind the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 1. Send e-cards They cut your carbon footprint, save trees and are free – we love Jacquie Lawson’s chocolate Labrador Chudleigh. Or give a donation to charity rather than send Christmas cards to people you see frequently – support Friends of the Peak District to help us conserve the spectacular Peak District. 2. Bag a...







