Welcome to 2026

This past week has been great for our visitors to Frugaldom. The weather stayed fine and dry with just one night of rain that helped replenish the water tanks.

The fox arrived to feast in some dog food - I bought a 12kg bag of complete dog food for under £10 from supermarket so that should last a good few weeks. The badgers occasionally crunch on these biscuits but they seem to be in a state of torpor in this freezing weather, although 4 were spotted by campervan visitors during the week.

The pine martens arrived as usual and are now settled and happy incorporating the new feeding platform into their nightly food patrol. Thanks once again to whoever sent us the new squirrel feeding boxes, which the pine martens happily feast from through the night.

Huge happy surprise to us was witnessing (and photographing) the first red squirrel to arrive at the new platform and snack on peanuts from the feeders. This was a rather monumous event as our long-term tree and hedge planting plans have all been geared towards providing new habitat for red squirrels. We are over the moon that the first one has arrived at the feeders.

This is the third small tortoiseshell butterfly to emerge inside the hut so I'm guessing the log burner is warming them up and waking them from hibernation.

And finally, this was the Wolf suoermoon riding over the Galloway Hills. It was quite a spectacle against the pink sky. It rise quickly and was soon followed by Jupiter. Appreciating nature more and more as the years go by and can't wait to share the wild space we call Frugaldom with more of you in 2026. We can accommodate any camping vehicle up to a maximum vehicle length of 7.5m and for a mere £25 you can stopover and enjoy getting back to nature for 2 nights. 

There is always a discount available for longer stays and we will be opening up hut 2 for visitors to enjoy whenever it is available. Overnight parking with all night access to the wildlife hut costs £50 for non-members. If you would like to join us as official Friends of Frugaldom, you can do so at www.ko-fi.com/Frugaldom 

Huge thanks to all our existing members, volunteers and those who send anonymous gifts to help us keep all the animals fed.

Hutting and Wildlife Watching at Solstice

 

Fast approaching summer solstice so we are planning an overnight wildlife watch

While spending time on wildlife watch at Frugaldm, chances are you will spot the little vixen that comes into the paddock most nights to get dog biscuits and, occasionally, some cat food.

Most nights, te badgers visit the deckings of huts 2 and 3 to snack on peanuts

The pine marten is a regular visitor to huts 1 and 2 where he comes looking for peanuts, apple or an egg. His favourite is currently egg, which he will happily retrieve from any of the bowls of peanut feeders.

Can you believe it is only a few days from midsummer? I can't! What happened to the first half of the year and, worse still, how fast is the second half going to whizz past. So much still to do between now and then. Pnies to rehome, a companion goat to find, endless hours of garden work and then winter trees to plant. Why not join us as Friends of Frugaldom and pop out for a visit to help keep the flag flying. At just £5 for overnight parking, campervans and motorhomes are welcome.