Finlaystone Update
contact Norah or David as
soon as possible on 01475
Free ‘winter warmer’ for weekday
540505.
paying visitors
Commemorative Tree
Head Ranger, David Finnis said
Planting - Plant a tree to
‘Winter is a great time to put your
commemorate a particular
boots on, gain some exercise and
family celebration or
discover the secrets of Finlaystone
just to offset some of
Country Estate which is open all
your ‘carbon miles’ from
year round and in view of the
visiting the estate! The
current cold weather we will be
fee of £25 will include a
giving weekday paying visitors a
digital photograph of the
‘winter warmer’ in the form of
event and your details
a free hot cup of tea or coffee
recorded in our special
between 11am and 4pm’
‘commemorative tree
He continues ‘Whilst walking around the woodlands and gardens look out
book’ for posterity.
to see what you can discover as we have lots of common woodland birds.
Garden - Although mid-winter may
Within the gardens lots of thrushes (Redwing, Fieldfare, Song Thrush,
not be the time to see the garden at
Mistle Thrush and Blackbird) can often be seen, listen out for the screech
its glorious best, on a crisp day it can
of the Jays which can be heard
still be a frosty delight. The plentiful
in the woodlands and buzzards
rowan and holly berries and the peeling
are common and can often be
red bark of the Prunus in the walled
seen overhead. If lucky you
garden look their fi nest in the low,
may catch slight of a Roe Deer,
slanting winter sun. Take time to spot
best early in the morning, keep
the fi ne specimen of that old favourite
an eye out for deer footprints,
Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ which
especially if we get some more
is now in fl ower by the knot garden
snow!
(behind the in large glasshouse). In
Along the burn keep an eye out
addition, with the fi rst of the bulb
for Dipper and Grey Wagtail
shoots appearing, the reminder that
and on the pond mallard,
spring is lurking round the next corner
little grebe, tufted duck and
cannot fail to galvanise the soul. What
moorhen are regularly seen.
better way to walk off that third helping
Best of all, take yourself off
of Christmas pudding than a brisk
down into the Paradise area and
stroll through the gardens?
see snowdrifts of snowdrops.
We’ve been busy this month in the
During February our snowdrops
winter border and the vegetable
will be at their very best. Each
patch in the walled garden,
weekend we will have Rangers
weeding, pruning and then weeding
leading guided snowdrop strolls
some more. Hopefully by the end
but on Sunday 14th February we
of January these areas will be open
will have a special ‘Valentine’s day in Paradise’ event. Throughout the
again for visitors to enjoy, just in
‘Snowdrop Festival’ we will have an exciting self-led trail which will take
time for the winter border, with
visitors into the ‘Paradise’ area of the estate where the snowdrops will
its raft of interesting shrubs, to be
be spectacular set against the backdrop of two large waterfalls.
coming into its own.
The grounds are open every day between 10am and 5pm, the visitor centre
&shop are open between 11am and 4pm and the Celtic Tree Tearoom is
open weekends only between 12 – 4pm till the end of March.’
Volunteers required to
assist with Snowdrops
- Regular visitors will
be aware that February
is Snowdrop time at
Finlaystone and many
hours are spent lifting,
splitting, selling and
replanting these
magnifi cent plants. If
you would like to be
part of this activity,
even if it is just for a
couple of hours, please
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