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Wow……..look at that moon!

July 9, 2018 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Look at that moon……it was amazing to watch the moon coming up behind the hill of Miekle Ross and it happened so fast.  Lovely evenings here in the summer, watching the tide ebb and flow with the birds singing, a little piece of paradise (but we may be bias!)

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Muck spreading.

May 18, 2018 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Dry ground equals muck spearing on the farmland! Our bedding from winter is all loaded into the rota spreader and spread across the fields to make the grass grow. A natural fertiliser which also adds soil depth for the grass roots to make growing much better. Green grass equals happy contented cows and sheep (husband

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Red sky at night…….

May 18, 2018 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

……..shepherds delight as they say, well we are certainly due some nice weather, and nice it has been so far in May. Long may it continue. Beautiful sunny days and gentle tides, all gives a relaxing feeling of summer!!

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The Big Lit, 19-22nd April 2019.

April 19, 2018 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Its here and on at Gatehouse of Fleet, whet your literary appetite and see whats going on…….

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Hereford heifer for the future.

April 19, 2018 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

This little cutie is a hereford cross heifer which we intend to keep as a replacment cow in the future. Her dad is the handsome red chappie with a white face who is huge but as quiet as a mouse as he patrols the fields looking after his girls. Hope you enjoy seeing him on

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Enjoying a mud pack!

March 13, 2018 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Well, what can we say about her? She has enjoyed rubbing her head in the mud and spoiling her good looks for the time being. She has a young calf and is enjoying the great outdoors on the hill of Mielke Ross, overlooking Ross Bay and the Kirkcudbright Estuary. Its a hard life………..

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Go Rural – featured farmer of the week 2nd October 2015.

October 6, 2015 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

We were delighted to have been chosen as featured farmer of the week by Go Rural Scotland.   Featured Farmer of the Week Farmer Dale-Sunley Visit Farmer Dale-Sunley at Ross Bay Retreat.  The delightful cottages at Ross Farm are a hidden gem with stunning scenery, picturesque views and are set amongst idyllic coastal farmland. Tranquillity

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Ross Bay Retreat on Border Life!

October 6, 2015 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

We were excited a few weeks ago when the Border TV crews visited Ross Bay while making a feature on diversification in farming. The piece aired on Border TV on the 28th of September, but if you missed that you can watch it here > http://www.itv.com/news/border/update/2015-09-29/watch-border-life-the-human-slingshot/ and find out what we have been trying to establish

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Farm views via the 4×4!

September 22, 2015 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Many of our guests who stay enjoy exploring the Ross on foot, taking in the views, coastlines, farm animals, wildlife and following the sheep pads and footpaths around. For some of our guests who may have found the long walks and terrain too challenging, we have taken them on a trip around some of the

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Contented.

August 20, 2015 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

One of the cows with her calf enjoying life on Ross farm.

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