Riverview Lodge

04/01/2026

Sunday morning views. The moon going down after dutifully cleansing my crystals. Warming up in a hot magnesium bath 🛁 as I always do on a Sunday.

03/01/2026

Spouts for days! Festive Bubble & Squeak always a winner; sausage and sprouts as well as spiced red cabbage. 😋

26/12/2025

Our festive wreaths & swags this year with all foliage from the garden

24/12/2025

Our traditionally decorated Christmas cake. This year we went for a cherry 🍒& Disaronno 🥃 cake

24/12/2025

Christmas meat and veg arrived! A beautiful nitrate free ham & free range turkey with kilos of sprouts, parsnips and potatoes 🥔 😁

11/12/2025

Our fabulous Jersey milk, yoghurt, cream and butter suppliers as well as kefir, tallow and ghee. 👍 ❤️ 👇🏻

I love how these two have cuddled up tonight - Grace and her calf, Hunter. I can’t believe he is over 3 months old now - this autumn seems to have flown past.

It’s so important to our cows and their calves to have this time together - I know it’s frustrating if you’re waiting for a milk order or if we’re a bit short in the shop on occasion, but try telling these guys that they aren’t important! 😂

If I had a magic wand I’d change a few things in our dairy (a bigger shed and more cows and more processing room to start with of course 😉) but cow with calf dairying is the hill I’d always choose to take my last stand on.

Buying milk from our dairy makes a real difference and not just to the cows and their calves, but to the food system as a whole. Vote for the world you want with every £ you spend!

Thank you as always for your continued support, Rebecca x

10/11/2025

Admiring the autumn colours and the impressive architecture of the garden. Pleased that the garden is looking great. Clever Muma! Still a long way to go though with the lots of hard work. A labour of love
Christine Watts

05/09/2025

Late summer blooms 🌺 🌷 for the bees and butterflies.

09/05/2025

Himalayan Balsam has started its annual growing along the river Teign and we will be working hard removing it all summer! 😔

This week is .

Invasive Species Week celebrates the efforts of organisations working to reduce the impact of invasive non-native species while raising awareness of the threats they pose.

Discover the work the Countryside team along with our dedicated volunteers complete year-round to control and reduce invasive species across our nature reserves in our latest blog. Link in the first comment below. ⤵️

17/04/2025

Enjoyed making this Wild Garlic Pesto picked from the garden today. Delicious with Burrata, Heritage Tomatoes 🍅 and Prosciutto. Drizzled with Olive 🫒 Oil and Balsamic Vinegar. Eaten for lunch in the sunshine with homemade Spelt bread 🍞

15/04/2025

English countryside; Devon lane evening wanderings ❤️

09/04/2025

Spring display
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