Ancient Strandja forest

Strandja’s forests consist of large areas of oak woodland. The forests of Strandja are among Europe’s richest and most diverse ecosystems …
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Strandja forest honey

In Strandja you can find a very special type of Bulgarian honey. Known as forest honey, it has very special properties…
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Sustainable heating in Strandja

This winter we will be heating our house in Bulgaria with wood. Firewood is a sustainable fuel. Especially when it is grown locally…
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Cycling in the Strandja mountains

A good cycling route goes through the Strandja Mountains from the Black Sea to Turkey.
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Bracken and permaculture

We try to apply permaculture principles in Bulgaria. But a kitten threatens to interfere.
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Nestinar fire dancing in Strandja

The ancient ritual of fire dancing is still performed in a small village in the Strandja Mountains. We went to see this significant cultural event in Bulgaria…
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Fire-dancing in the forest

The last day of May is very special in Strandja Nature Park. This is when the local villagers meet to dance on fire.
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Bulgarian sun too strong for solar shower

A Dutch solar shower didn’t survive the warm Bulgarian climate. It did make the water nice and hot though…
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Houston we have a problem

We all know that feeding leftovers to a cat is asking for trouble. A bit of Bulgarian yoghurt will be fine, we thought…
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A dangerous guest

It is one thing to have rare butterflies and green lizards in your garden. But it’s quite something else when you suddenly spot Bulgaria’s most poisonous snake on a pile of rotting wood…
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A survivor from the last ice-age

A plant that survived the last ice-ages still occurs in Strandja. But nature conservationists in the UK are trying to kill it off in their own country. What is going on?
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Spring cleaning in the Strandja Mountains

On the 23rd of May we helped cleaning some of the prettiest areas in Strandja Nature Park. And afterwards we visited the healing springs in Mladezko…
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Rhodondendron festival in Strandja

Hundreds of people went to a small village in the Strandja Mountains to celebrate a controversial plant…
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Moving from England to Bulgaria

Moving from the UK to Bulgaria. Almost 2000 miles crossing an entire continent from West to East…
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