It has been a busy time at the lake this Autumn with flocks of Swans and Goldeneye Ducks. Goldeneye Ducks are winter visitors to both...

Congratulations to Failte Ireland and Donegal Co Co on the Donegal Sustainable Tourism Seminar last Wednesday at Harvey's Point. It was a...

Discovered by the side of our track that runs along by the lakeshore. It is unlikely it hatched. We suspect a a predator, possibly a...

Simply stunning walk by the lake this morning, the still waters reflecting trees and sky...a lone duck to keep me company! More mornings...

We are delighted to be included in the Host Unusual list of Blissfully Remote Retreats to Get Lost in Nature worldwide. Some serious...

The summer holidays are here. All is lush and green with long swishy swashy grass and wildflowers in every direction including up on the...

Lough Mardal Lodge features in Channel 4's travel series 'Extraordinary Escapes' in which Sandy Toksvig chooses a celebrity travel...

While some of us have forgotten it's Spring thanks to all this dismal weather, the birds are cracking on with things. Undeterred by all...

Valentines Day may have passed but love is still in the air... and on the bog, and in the fields, in the ditches, in the puddles and on...

What another beautiful start to the day as we continue enjoying this mini-heatwave. An ethereal fog hanging over the lake, early morning...

Thank you to Host Unusual for including us in their Sustainable Retreats feature. And what an incredible selection of places. 💛

The frogs are spawning and the buds are budding...hello Spring. Nature keeps to her schedule and the world keeps turning despite the...

A 40 shades of grey sort of day today here in Donegal. A day for bracing blustery walks across the bogland followed by a steaming cup of...

A lovely find by the girls - the Common Garden Tiger Moth - we usually see the caterpillars munching on ragwort but don't often see the...

What a find! An abandoned bird nest in a Rhodedendron bush - what clever little birdies made this we wonder and made it so well that it...

One of the big annual nature events we get very excited about at Lough Mardal is nearly here. All of a sudden for about a week long at...

We spotted lots of red deer droppings today out on our Sunday rambles. This field down by the lake is obviously a busy spot with a...