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Opportunities on Exmoor for novice stargazers to build experience? 2016 Exmoor Stargazing Calendar Event Comment December 2015, February 2016 April 2016 International Space Station in Exmoor evening sky British astronaut, Tim Peake goes to ISS mid December. Early/Mid January Early/Mid February Winter Milky Way Exceptional from Exmoor. March Jupiter in evening sky Very accessible. Jupiter […]
Read MoreA week long holiday at West Withy Farm on Exmoor is the prize for the winner of a Bradt Slow Guide competition. The week long, self catering stay at West Withy Farm and an evening skytour with Seb Jay of Dark Sky Telescope Hire during the holiday on Exmoor is the winner’s prize in the competition to launch […]
Read MoreAgain this year, the West Withy Farm telescopes will be with Seb Jay at Dunster by Candlelight. In 2014, the moon dominated the night sky for Candlelight, illuminating Dunster Castle and thrilling over 500 Candlelight visitors who took the opportunity to look at the moon through the two telescopes set up in Dunster Village Garden. For 2015, Seb […]
Read MoreExmoor self catering cottages’ hidden view re-emerges. This view of Haddon Hill, Exmoor from West Withy Farms’ self catering cottages had been increasingly hidden in recent years. But last week, tall pine trees in the distance were felled and all was revealed again. Haddon Hill sits at the southern end of Wimbleball Lake and offers West Withy Farm guests fishing, […]
Read MoreLorena saw the kingfisher again today. Soon, we will be able to claim it as the West Withy Farm kingfisher. She was working down by the lake on a new lake-side planting scheme – and there it was. When Lorena told me about her sighting, I said – ‘Did you take another photograph of the kingfisher?’ Lorena said […]
Read MoreEco gardening at Exmoor self catering cottages. When plants in your new garden planting scheme do not flower, recycled plumbing materials capture eco gardener’s vision. Can you guess the plant? Aliums.
Read MoreAt West Withy Farm, we are committed to recycling as much as we can, in tune with the ethos of Exmoor National Park. But some items are challenging. When we replaced the bathroom in Upton Cottage, we hit on a new use for the old cast iron bath. If it can keep water in, maybe inverted, it […]
Read MoreAt last, we have installed the bridge over the cascade between our two lakes in the grounds of the Exmoor self catering cottages at West Withy Farm. The four stone bases to carry the feet of the bridge were installed in autumn 2014. During the spring, we have painted the bridge an eye catching shade of red. This […]
Read MoreIt sometimes rains on Exmoor, but on 12 August, the evening showers were of the Perseid Meteor variety. Seb Jay of Dark Sky Telescope Hire and author of Exmoor Dark Skies wowed guests staying in the self catering cottages at West Withy Farm with sights from a blazing evening display. He explained the bright flashes […]
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