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Bob Kennard
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Food, farming and the environment from the beautiful Welsh Borders.
Author ‘Much Ado About Mutton’ www.aboutmutton.com.
Stay in our secluded holiday cottage www.DroversRetreat.co.uk
This young Tawny Owl flew into our kitchen window last evening, and was unsurprisingly dazed. However after a while all was well and he flew off. What a great experience to have been so close to a wonderful bird. A family of Tawnys have been resident in a barn for many years.
May 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Often the simple things are complex, as with this dandelion seed head.
May 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A weed is just a plant out of place
May 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Blackthorn (sloes) have the best blossom we have seen in years - sloe gin anyone?
April 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Putin isn’t even trying to hide things now ……
March 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As regards the sustainability of ruminant livestock in the uplands, there is a need for more reliable evidence.
The National Sheep Association have produced a thoughtful report looking at the whole question of sustainability. The summary is linked below. nationalsheep.org.uk/assets/docum...
February 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Salt marsh mutton, with its exquisite and unique flavour is now available from the Gower peninsula in south Wales.
The flavour comes from the salt-loving plants that the animals graze on seashore pastures.

www.gowersaltmarshlamb.co.uk/shop/categor...
February 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If Reform wants to scrap Net Zero, and are worried about the numbers of refugees, then they ain’t seen nothing yet!
February 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I've been sorting out 'stuff', & came across a fascinating '60s booklet 'Around the World with P&O Oriental Lines' from the last days of Liners, before Cruises.
"In some ways a shipping line is like a long-distance train. Most people are going all the way, but others get on & off at various stops".
January 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Drovers Retreat in the Welsh Borders
❄️ Winter’s here, and there’s no better place to unwind than in our cosy holiday cottage!
See our new video here youtu.be/INYZZ5BcV-M%...
🛋️ Comfort. Warmth. Serenity.
🌟 #DroversRetreat #WinterEscape #CosyCottage #WelshBorders #LogBurner #UKStaycation #VisitWales
November 23, 2024 at 2:45 PM
A fox hiding beneath a tree in our wood? Or did I rather over-indulge for lunch?
November 17, 2024 at 4:42 PM