Get alpacas, they will keep the grass down… That was our thought too, but our first five lawn mowers has now turned in 19 alpacas (22 by...

If you are searching for a blackberry recipe, fruit roll ups or blackberry leathers might be a quick and easy option. As a self confessed...

We're trying something a little bit different this month, so you are going to have the option of either reading through this right now or...

We are halfway through July 2021 and this is our second year of breeding alpacas and third year of owning them. In that time we have...

You might have noticed in some of our previous photos that we have left large sections of our field unmown and slightly wild. Full of...

Taking time out for you, your mental and physical health, and getting out in the fresh air have always been important to health and...

And just like that January is over. I know it is said a lot, but this month really has gone quickly. We’ve had all the seasons; monsoons,...

We had assumed that by now we would have a little baby alpaca running around our fields. In fact, it should have been around 20 days old...

Today's blog we're going to talk to you about registering a cria, or a young alpaca. You can also watch the video here on our YouTube...

We all know alpacas are cute, curious and entertaining creatures but originally they were bred for their fleece. But why do people love...

It's definitely autumn here now! The trees are almost finished changing their colours and leaves are falling everywhere.

Your wedding day is one of the most important days in your life, celebrating your love and happiness, bringing friends and family...

It’s been a steady news week here, plenty happening with the day job, fencing changes, and the garden is coming along. James will be a...

From album cover shots to health checks our alpacas have had a busy week. This week our alpacas had their annual health check with our...

Not a bad office to be writing the blog tonight. Sat In the field on Sunday night watching the gang just being them; Amelia feeding from...

With storm Francis giving us a blustery, wet start to the week and ushering in the feeling of autumn, I think we can safely say it won’t...

Life at Candleford Cottage is never dull and never boring. What we aim to do with our blog posts now is keep you all updated on what is...

There are three parts to our story; Candleford Cottage, Candleford Alpacas and Candleford Honey, and over the next few minutes we will be...