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Glamping and cottage on a private nature reserve in West Wales​
Nature trail and orchard guide. Waterside pizza den, hammocks and Green Man willow village.
Welcome box of home-made cakes, plus free organic produce and fresh eggs. Kadai firebowl barbecues.
Peace and seclusion. Friendly cats. Great views by day, dark skies by night
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Steve and Lynn
3 days ago1 min read
Orchid Meadows 2025 bookings now open!
The arrival of summer is, if not imminent, then surely in sight if you have a pair of strong binoculars. The booking systems for Tawny...
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Steve and Lynn
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Orchid Meadows turns a hazy shade of autumn
"Seasons change with the scenery, weaving time in a tapestry. Won't you stop and remember me?" So wrote Paul Simon all those years ago,...
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Steve and Lynn
Aug 30, 20241 min read
Sign in the skies signals what?
Are people from another world trying to send a message to glampers at Orchid Meadows or has an airline captain been combating in-flight...
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Steve and Lynn
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Drone captures nature reserve in high summer
Tawny Cottage guests Rhianne and Dan arrived for their holiday with something no-one else has brought so far, a drone. It soon took to...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 31, 20241 min read
Harvesting gets underway
It's a long time to Harvest Supper but tasty organic produce is now being gathered in at Orchid Meadows. Here shallots are being dried...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 15, 20241 min read
Green Man willow village adds mythical twist
Made from living willow cut on-site, the Green Man willow village contains three huts and a compass sculpture. Over the winter more will...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 15, 20241 min read
New Greek garden far from Spartan
Our new Greek garden is ready for you to explore. Tucked away in a sheltered and enclosed spot, it catches the midday sun perfectly. The...
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Steve and Lynn
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Orchid count reveals big rise from last year
Our annual orchid count at the weekend revealed 2270 heath-spotted orchids, 69 per cent more than the number recorded last year. The...
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Steve and Lynn
Jun 19, 20241 min read
Glamping blooms at Orchid Meadows
We are holding our first Orchid Fortnight shortly, offering you the chance to stay while our wild flowers are at their best. Up to 1500...
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Steve and Lynn
Jun 2, 20241 min read
Butterfly orchids spread their wings
Our first butterfly orchid is now in full bloom in Evening Meadow. A few weeks and there should be more of them to complement the...
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Steve and Lynn
May 23, 20241 min read
First orchid of the summer appears at Orchid Meadows
This is the first orchid this year to flower in our Evening Meadow. Hopefully it is a sign of things very much to come. They should be in...
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Steve and Lynn
May 6, 20241 min read
Bluebells brighten spring at Orchid Meadows
It's bluebell time at Orchid Meadows! Bluebell Corner in our new Southern Bottoms wood has now come into its own, for which orange tip...
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Steve and Lynn
Apr 14, 20241 min read
A cuckoo comes calling...
Does anyone remember this song: Oh, the cuckoo is a pretty bird And she wobbles when she flies She never hollers coo-coo Till the fourth...
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Steve and Lynn
Mar 29, 20241 min read
Nature comes to life at Orchid Meadows
Orchid Meadows nature reserve and glamping site is coming to life after the long winter with colour and form appearing everywhere. These...
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Steve and Lynn
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Polytunnel springs to life at Orchid Meadows
It's officially the start of spring because we have thrown caution to the March winds and planted up our seed trays. You're probably...
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Steve and Lynn
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Plucky Orchid Meadows guest declares start of summer
Who says summer is not well on the way? Tawny Cottage guests Katie and Ken visited the seaside during their stay over the weekend and...
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Steve and Lynn
Feb 12, 20241 min read
New nature trail opened at Orchid Meadows
A new nature trail at Orchid Meadows was formally opened in February by a founder member of Lampeter Permaculture Group. Angie Polkey, a...
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Steve and Lynn
Feb 7, 20241 min read
New compost system will fuel future vegetable production
Orchid Meadows now has a comprehensive composting system, all put together from odds and ends we already had. The picture shows Lynn...
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Steve and Lynn
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Orchid group branded 'promiscuous'
Greetings again from Orchid Meadows in West Wales where the pretty orchid Dactylorhiza maculate subspecies ericetorum has been receiving...
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Steve and Lynn
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Mystery orchid identified at last
After baffling both us and experts for three years, the main orchid in our Morning and Evening Meadows has finally been identified. It...
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