Red Squirrels and Birds Seen in our Garden
Red Squirrels
We have a number of Red Squirrels who visit the garden, each individually recognisable usually because of their tail or body colour.
A few years ago we spotted a very small baby squirrel, and couldn't decide whether it had been blown from his drey, or his parents has said "right, time for you to move on!" Whichever way it was he had managed to find our feeders and started helping himself.
Because he was so young his teeth obviously hadn't the strength to instantly open the hazelnuts on offer, so he engineered a way to get himself onto the swinging tray that had sunflower seeds and various other seeds etc. for the birds, he would then sit for 20 or minutes at a time stuffing his face - well you can't blame him, then topping up with a hazelnut when he wasn't so hungry.
He still makes an entrance, and perhaps now even has a lady friend because there are now 2 squirrels finding their way onto the tray!
Birds That Visit The Garden At Stafford House
We get an enormous variety of birds coming into the garden, as well as all the usual Robins, Bluetits and Blackbids we get some of the more seasonal ones too.
In the months of late October to March we get the orange/salmon breasted "Brambling" or Bramble Finch, also within that time we get "Siskins", "Goldfinches" and the "Lesser Red Poll" or as Bill Oddie (a past presenter of "Spring Watch) would call "A Little Brown Job"
The everyday visitors such as the Chaffinches, the Bluetits, the Coaltits, seem to come and go in varous numbers, looking more like a swarm of bees as they busy themselves feeding both on the feeders as well as on the floor.
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We will look forward to welcoming all of our Guests in 2024,
new and those who are returning to
Stafford House
Guest House,
and also to our
Self-Catering Lodges
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With the "Utmost Safety" of all our
Guests in mind,
we still continue to take every precaution possible, including following the "Updated Guidelines" from the Government
so that we can
open for Business
- Safely!
During the 1st Lockdown in March 2020, we invested in a
"Fogging Machine"
By useing a special solution certified
to kill ALL Viral
& Bacterial Infections,
(should there be any present),
We are confident that we can operate as safe as we possibly can be.
We also meticulously clean and sanitise all areas, before finishing with a "Steam Cleaner"
making sure that everything is safe.
There are Hand Sanitisers in all 3 Bedrooms, as well the Breakfast Room in the Main House.
The Lodges also have Hand Sanitisers in the Kitchen.
Thank You For
Your Custom and Patience,
and we will look forward to seeing you all again very soon.
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Please be aware that unfortunately we do not allow pets into the main building of
"Stafford House",
However you are more than welcome to bring them along when you are staying in our Lodges
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News
Our En-Suite Double Room in the Main House has now been appointed with a Kingsize 4 Poster Bed, there is also wooden pannelling on some of the walls.
We hope that you will like the changes!
After the 3rd Lockdown we were allowed to re-open our Lodges on 12th April 2021, and we have made a few changes..
Blencathra Lodge now sleeps 2 People, and Pennine Lodge can sleep up to 6 People.
Check out the Lodge Section to see what we have done!
For the last 6 years we have achieved the "Certificate of Excellence" award from Tripadvisor, so in recognition of that we now appear in their
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01768 483 558
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