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Last minute breaks - Winter 2011/2

Why not treat yourself to a last minute get away for a short break or a full week to Badachro, Wester Ross this winter? Recharge your batteries in our spectacular, idyllic location.
We are pleased to offer discounts of at least 20% for late availability bookings made within 10 days of the start of the holiday. Please contact us for further details.

Amazing wildlife in the Gairloch area this summer

image Not only does Wester Ross have the most spectacular scenery, beaches and walks you can get virtually anywhere, it also has an abundant amount of wildlife which is very easy to see even if you don't leave your car!
Down at the Harbour, dolphins have been perfoming for visitors now for several weeks. Many of our visitors have seen the sea otter just down the road from the cottages and earlier in the year the white tailed sea eagles were spotted by the keen bird watchers.
Those visitors taking a boat trip have experienced fantastic spectacles of pods of 40 dolphins, close enough to almost touch and Minke whales putting on a amazing display.
Together with the beautiful sunny and still weather we have been having recently I cannot think of a better destination for wildlife enthusiasts than Badachro and Gairloch,Wester Ross.

Changes for the 2011 season

As well as being busy in the garden, we have been busy in the cottages. All the bedrooms have been recarpeted and painted and as a result have a really fresh look and we are very pleased with results.
Work is progressing on our fantastic new website, which we hope to be launched before too long. It will have a totally new feel, with even more beautiful images of our location and the cottages and comprehensive information about the area.

Early Spring 2011

With the warmer weather, we are now regularly seeing seals playing in the bay. The grey lag geece are here and before long they will be escorting their
young across the bay in long line, as happens every year.
We are starting to see the blue tits and sparrows using the nesting boxes around the cottages. This year we have also put up a nesting box for the tree creeper.
Nearly everytime I go outside I see him, either in the tree which can be seen from the cottage window, or in the tree behind the garage.
When we first put up the special nest box, literally within 5 minutes, the tree creeper was investigating it!
Last year we had several deer around Badachro, some of which came into the garden to eat my plants. However, despite the poor winter conditions, they seem to be staying away from Badachro this year, from our garden at least.

The garden is now starting to shoot, with the early shrubs and plants in flower and the bulbs about to bloom. The garlic plants are growing nicely after the winter in the soil. The greyness of the winter has gone and when the sun shines we are starting to see some amazing views across to the Torridon Mountains. We have been busy in the garden, with some new decorative picket fencing and raised vegetable beds. There is nothing better than taking a break during a busy day in the garden and just standing and looking at the view. After nearly 5 years here, we are still amazed by it and will be as long as we are here.

Late winter 2010/2011

With our record low temperatures over the winter, quite a few of the garden shrubs have suffered in the snow and ice. We were filling up the bird feeders
sometimes twice daily, but with good results. In the RSPB garden bird survey
which we complete every year, we saw very little difference in our garden bird variety and number.
The bay was frozen over with thick ice for weeks. When it began to melt, you could hear the loud cracks from inside the house.

Birdlife up date - Summer 2010

Two of our guests over the last few months have recorded all the bird species they have seen around the cottages. They have recorded 48 and 50 different species. It is interesting to see the differences in the species recorded with the changing seasons.

On the feeders just outside the kitchen window of cottage 2, we now regularly see the woodpecker most mornings, often with several robins, thrushes and blackbirds. We have a family of blue tits nesting in the bird box which can be seen from cottage 1, they are always busily in and out bringing food for their new offspring. They, togther with many other birds can be seen on other feeders around the gardens.

The cuckoos have been present now for a few weeks, with their incredibly loud call. There seems to be at least 3 around Badachro, their call resounding around the bay!

We have been intrigued recently by a sort of 'metallic' machinery sound in an evening coming form the trees and also the surrounding croft land around the cottages. After some research, we have found it to be a snipe. It really is the most unusual noise, most unlike anything else we have heard.

Why not take up the challenge to beat the tally of 50 bird species during your stay!

We now have a spotting scope which can be used during your holiday to get a close up view of the birds and of course the seals in the bay (season dependant)

Otter foot prints in the snow and perhaps a pine martin

image Winter 2010 - With the prolonged cold snap providing lots of snow and very few people walking 'off the beaten track' we have had plenty of opportunity for seeing tracks of animals we might normally miss.

At a local spot where we have seen otters a couple of times before, we saw clear signs of a fresh 'otter slide' and tracks of a large otter leading out to sea. In the opposite direction from the holt, were tracks to another point the otter must use to go fishing.

Unfortunately, we didn't see the otter in person, but what a treat to see such clear tracks in otherwise totally undisturbed snow.

Our neighbours regularly see the pine martin in their garden. Until now, we have had no evidence of a visit. However, we are convinced we have seen a track in the snow leading from outside the fence into the garden infront of Ceomara. Usually, I am told, he is keen on bread and jam, so we have now put some out for him, awaiting a sighting close up hopefully.

Bathroom refurbishment

12th December 2009 - We are proud to announce that our stunning shower room refurbishments are now complete, as well as other improvements to the cottages that have taken place during the period of a month we have been closed. New photographs are now on the gallery page.


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