News – On The Hill

#12

I think we’re all aware now that nature and biodiversity is in crisis throughout the world. Our race for products and growth has led to an accelerated destruction of our natural world. The UK is one of the…

#11

Ed’s thoughts on ‘self-building for less’ Decide on your level of involvement in the build project, this will have a substantial impact on the overall cost of the project. The more involved you can be, potentially,…

Life On The Hill newsletter #10, winter 2021

Hello from Life On The Hill! Chicken news… lots of new chooks hatched this year from three broody hens. We also have a new pair of Vorwerk – sparky, pretty birds, quite rare, look them up! This little fellow…

Life on the hill, newsletter #9, Spring 2020

Newsletter #9, Spring 2020 What a spring! We have three beautiful goat kids, born at the beginning of April. They are quite the ‘gang’, keeping their mothers and myself busy. Goat kids are the best entertainment,…

Life on the Hill – Newsletter #8 – October 2019

Life on the Hill – Newsletter #8 – October 2019 Hello from Life On The Hill! We have had a busy summer since our last newsletter in the…

Shetland ducks

The Shetland ducks arrived with us earlier in the summer, but we have only just got round to creating a post! They live in the field below the big house and regularly come up into the yard to dabble in the puddles…

Lambs-summer 2019

This years lambs are bouncing around in the fields. They are a friendly gang and intent on getting into mischief.…

Amerlie and Lisa March 2019

This winter we have taken on two new goats, Amerlie and Lisa. Amerlie is a golden guernsey and Lisa is a…

Newsletter #7 – March 2019

We have got over our difficulties with the GDPR regulations and are back on track with news from our ‘life…

October 2018

We needed an adjustable light over the dining table in the DugOut and I decided a giant angle-poise would be a…