Stavehøl in the spring and summer is a special place. Alive with blossom and woodland flowers between April and June while nightingales and warblers fill our hollow with birdsong. Enclosed by the fresh green of ash, oak, hornbeam and cherry trees our meadow basks in the sun while it thrums with busy bees and butterflies. The river laps gently by the bell tents on its way to the waterfall. Continue reading
Happy New Year – 2018 is a great year to come to Bornholm
Happy New Year from Stavehøl! It’s been a long time since the last blog post, but we are still here and doing well. We had an excellent season in 2017 with lots of guests and the yurts and bell tents particularly busy. Despite some indifferent summer weather and the wettest…
In praise of dandelions
Our 2 weeks of glorious sunshine ended today in a cool sea mist and a cherry blossom ‘snow fall’. The warmth has given us a great burst of growth and life. The anemones are still here (just), but they’ve been joined by successive waves of white blossom. First plum, then…
Spring is here!
It’s here and it’s beautiful. We were waiting so longingly for it to arrive and now it’s here it’s almost heart-breakingly beautiful. Our woods have a stunning carpet of white and yellow anemones. Our plum trees are bedecked with clouds of blossom while our meadows are dotted with violets. Every…
Surviving the winter
We’ve entered ‘meteorological spring’, though Bornholm is still largely in winter mode and real spring still seems out of reach. There are a few signs of life emerging though – snowdrops and celandines stubbornly blooming and fresh green ramson leaves unfurling in the woods. When the sun comes out a…
Welcome to 2016 at Stavehøl
We’ve finally finished our website (with Katrin mastering wordpress in just a few days – she is officially a winter queen) and leaflet, so we’re ready to talk to the world again. There will be a German and Danish version in a few weeks time but hopefully you’ll enjoy exploring…
Winter has come to Stavehøl!
The Stavehøl waterfall frozen and covered in snow! A wonderful time to be on the island, if you are intrepid enough to venture outside and come home to a warm fire.