Auction 2015

Presented by Mrs Sandra Morton, Perilla Limited, Park Farm, UPPER SAPEY, Worcestershire, WR6 6XX.

Website: www.perilla.co.uk

Two pairs of lovely country socks in sedge green and brick. The perfect country socks for Wellington boots.

These fabulous knee length socks are ribbed with an in-built cushioned sole and hand linked toe seams, for extra comfort. They are lightweight and warm, and provide a great layer of high performance insulation. They are a soft as cashmere to wear, but far more hardwearing and built to last.

Plain luxury socks made of 75% alpaca and 25% nylon. Available in sizes small UK 5-7, medium UK 8-10 and large UK 10-12, and they come boxed in Perilla’s bespoke pistachio and chocolate boxes.

Delivery/Collection to be arranged with the donor.

Presented by Mervyn Browne, Milton of Ardtalnaig, Lochtayside, Aberfeldy, Perthshire, PH15 2HX.

This beautiful horn handled crook was hand made by Douglas Elliot, a ghillie/keeper friend of Heather Trust Vice-President Mervyn Browne.

Collection/delivery to be arranged with the donor.

Presented by Mr. Michael Biddlecombe, North Coast Commercials, King’s Hill Industrial Estate, Bude, Cornwall.

Custom made for this year’s Heather Trust Country Market and Sporting Sale, this traditional English weathervane features a trio of red grouse in full flight.

Presented by Jane Harrison.

The main section is hand knitted in the “Duke” Sanquhar pattern with extra fine Merino and Cashmere wool. The cuff is hand knitted in the “Prince of Wales” Sanquhar pattern. The cushion has plain wooden buttons on the front, with a backing of Harris Tweed.

Collection/delivery to be arranged with the donor.

Presented by Mrs Gillian Laurie.

Hand made in beautiful Harris tweed, this classic sporting cushion is stuffed with feathers to make a beautiful addition to any sofa or armchair. Featuring a simple grouse applique design, the cushion is stylish and comfortable.

Presented by Mrs Gillian Laurie.

Hand made in beautiful Harris tweed, this classic sporting cushion is stuffed with feathers to make a beautiful addition to any sofa or armchair. Featuring a simple salmon applique design, the cushion is stylish and comfortable.

Presented by Mr Alastair Howman, Auchnahyle, PITLOCHRY, Perthshire, PH16 5JA.

‘Golden Camilla' was originally tied as a salmon fly. Mr Alastair Howman has been tying flies for over 60 years and has recently concentrated on Salmon Fly Brooches.

‘Golden Camilla’ is presented in an individual box and would make an ideal gift for family or a friend.

Available when required from The Heather Trust.

Presented by David Stirk from The Creative Whisky Company, New Cample Farm, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway, DG3 5EY. United Kingdom.

This bottle of whisky is taken from a single cask of Single Malt Scotch Whisky. It was distilled at Tobermory Distillery on 29th March 1994, Cask No. 96. It is a bottle of Exclusive Malts, the premier collection from the Creative Whisky Co. Ltd. and is one of 374 bottles.

Each cask is carefully selected to demonstrate the uniqueness of the distillery that made it.

Each bottle is beautifully adorned with a Scottish bird of prey – reflecting the elegance and character of the whisky. 70cl. 53.8%

Artwork is by Scottish artist Alison Brodie, a graduate of Glasgow School of Art.

Presented by Finzean Estate.

Website: http://finzean.com/

A wicker basket containing an assortment of food, drink and gift items from the Finzean Farm Shop, which includes a voucher for Traditional Afternoon Tea for Two at Finzean Estate Farm Shop and Tea Room. The actual contents of the hamper may vary from the image.

Collection/delivery to be arranged with the donor. Postage and packaging to be paid separately.

Presented by Mrs Jean Howman, Ashmere, Felix Lane, SHEPPERTON, Middlesex, TW17 8NN.

Website: highlandcattleborlandfold

The Highland Cattle are raised on Borland Farm, Glenshee, Perthshire and processed by Highland Drovers in Perth.

The Highland Cattle Beef box contains assorted cuts of prime Highland Cattle Beef. The contents of the hamper are: Sirloin, Fillet, Rib-eye & Rump Steaks; Topside & Silverside; Stewing & Braising Steak; Rolled Brisket, Mince, Sausages and Burgers.

Mrs Howman has been donating a box of Hebridean Lamb or Highland Beef to our Sale for many years. Last year she kindly offered a change back to beef and it proved to be very popular. You now have another great opportunity to bid on a box of well-liked Highland Cattle Beef.

Delivery / Collection to be arranged with the donor.

Presented by The Cairngorm Brewery Company Ltd, Unit 12, Dalfaber Industrial Estate, AVIEMORE, Inverness-shire, PH22 1ST.

Website: www.cairngormbrewery.com

This is one of two lots from The Cairngorm Brewery Company and the mixed box will include firm favourites, such as Wildcat, Stag, Nessie’s Monster Mash, Caillie, Cairngorm Gold, Sheepshaggers Gold and award winning Black Gold and Trade winds. 

Limited editions and Seasonal Ales (subject to availability) include Autumn Nuts, Highland Gold, White Lady, Blessed Thistle, Highland Hammer and Santa’s Sledgehammer.  It is a range to suit all tastes!

The successful bidder may either collect the beer or it can be delivered free within the UK.

Presented by The Cairngorm Brewery Company Ltd, Unit 12, Dalfaber Industrial Estate, AVIEMORE, Inverness-shire, PH22 1ST.

Website: www.cairngormbrewery.com

This is one of two lots from The Cairngorm Brewery Company and the mixed box will include firm favourites, such as Wildcat, Stag, Nessie’s Monster Mash, Caillie, Cairngorm Gold, Sheepshaggers Gold and award winning Black Gold and Trade winds. 

Limited editions and Seasonal Ales (subject to availability) include Autumn Nuts, Highland Gold, White Lady, Blessed Thistle, Highland Hammer and Santa’s Sledgehammer.  It is a range to suit all tastes!

The successful bidder may either collect the beer or it can be delivered free within the UK.

Presented by Benjamin Weatherall, The Blackface Meat Company, Cochmore House, Irongray, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG2 9SF.

Website: www.blackface.co.uk

A medium monthly meat box from the Blackface Meat Company. The contents change each month along with seasonal trends, so the contents may vary depending on when the successful bidder decides to redeem their purchase.

Below is an example of March’s Meat box contents:

1 x 1kg iron age pork shoulder

1 x ½ rack of our award winning Blackface Mutton

1 x pack of 4 Blackface mutton or Lamb chops

1 x 500g pack of real beef sausages

1 x pack of 2 Galloway Beef rump steaks (approx 227g ea)

1 x 500g of Wild diced goat

1 x 500g of diced seasonal game

It is also possible to create your own bespoke order, up to the value of £50.

Collection/delivery to be arranged with the donor.

Presented by Yorkshire Game Ltd, Station Road Industrial Estate, Brompton-on-Swale, RICHMOND, North Yorkshire, DL10 7SN.

Website: www.yorkshiregame.co.uk

A box of mixed game from Yorkshire Game Ltd. Sourced in Yorkshire and the Scottish Borders. “Bringing the finest game to your table!” ~ Yorkshire Game.

The box can be delivered by the donor to any mainland UK address. Products may be frozen.

Presented by Mr & Mrs George Tonkin, Vivian’s Honey Farm, Hatherleigh, OKEHAMPTON, Devon, EX20 3LJ.

This is the ideal opportunity to acquire the finest honey from Vivian’s Honey Farm.

Mr & Mrs Tonkin have kindly donated one 1lb (454g) glass jar of Heather Honey and one 1lb (454g) glass jar of Clover Honey. Produced on the northern slopes of Dartmoor, Vivian’s honey bees gather nectar from the rich clover pastures and open moorland in and around the Ruby Country to produce GMO Free honey: nothing added and nothing removed.

Free delivery can be arranged to anywhere within the UK or you may wish to collect direct from Vivian’s Honey Farm.

Presented by Gareth & Emma Boyes, Millbank Parkland Venison, Millbank Farm, LOCKERBIE, Dumfries & Galloway, DG11 2RW.

Website: www.millbankvenison.co.uk

A box from Millbank Parkland Venison to include a pack of very lean mince, award winning sausages, burgers and casserole venison to the value of twenty pounds.

Millbank Parkland Venison is exclusively sourced from fourteen to twenty-two month old animals in prime condition, the meat is hung for the optimum period of 1 week, resulting in venison which is consistent, tender and of very high quality. Millbank Fallow deer are raised on a zero input grass system, during cold winter months grassland is supplemented with hay and barley locally grown.

Due to the breeding season the venison is only available from 1st August through to 30th April.

To be collected by arrangement with the donor from Millbank Farm or one of the farmers markets they attend at Moffat, Lockerbie, Langholm or Dumfries.

Presented by Sulwath Brewers, Sulwath Brewers Ltd, 209 King Street, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, DG7 1DT.

Website: www.sulwathbrewers.co.uk

A gift bag containing four bottles of traditionally crafted, hand brewed beer from the Sulwath Brewers in Castle Douglas. They are Scotland’s most southerly brewery and all their Lagers and Ales are hand crafted by enthusiasts.

Knockendoch – The Dark One: A Solway Ale. It is a full bodied, natural drink imbued with a quiet strength, which can sometimes deceive the unwary. 500ml. 5%.

Criffel: A Galloway Ale. It is strong, rich and dark amber, with a distinct character of it’s own, largely attributable to three specially selected hop varieties.500ml. 4.6%.

Solway Mist: A Wheatbeer. It is a naturally cloudy beer, made with wheat as well as barley and is best enjoyed with a slice of lemon in it. 500ml. 5.5%.

Tri-ball Tribute: A Blonde Ale. Three hop varieties are blended with wheat and pale malts, to give a fresh, crisp, blonde beer with plenty of character. It leaves a pleasant, but bitter aftertaste, with a hint of grapefruit. 500ml. 3.9%.

Presented by Black Isle Brewing Co Ltd. Black Isle Brewing Co Ltd, Munlochy, Ross-shire, IV8 8NZ, Scotland.

Website: www.blackislebrewery.com

This is one of two lots from Black Isle Brewing Co Ltd and contains 2 x Blonde Beer, 2 x Goldeneye, 2 x Red Kite, 2 x Yellowhammer, 2 x Scotch Ale and 2 x Porter.

Black Isle Brewing Co. Ltd is the UK’s premier organic brewery, based in the wild and beautiful Highlands, north of Inverness. We only use the finest malted barley and hops, grown on organic farms without the use of chemicals, as nature intended. The fresh, pure water is drawn from our own private source, deep below the brewery. Our beer is home grown in the Highlands. Organic and good for you!

The successful bidder may either collect the beer or it can be delivered free within mainland UK.

Presented by Black Isle Brewing Co Ltd. Black Isle Brewing Co Ltd, Munlochy, Ross-shire, IV8 8NZ, Scotland.

Website: www.blackislebrewery.com

This is one of two lots from Black Isle Brewing Co Ltd and contains 2 x Blonde Beer, 2 x Goldeneye, 2 x Red Kite, 2 x Yellowhammer, 2 x Scotch Ale and 2 x Porter.

Black Isle Brewing Co. Ltd is the UK’s premier organic brewery, based in the wild and beautiful Highlands, north of Inverness. We only use the finest malted barley and hops, grown on organic farms without the use of chemicals, as nature intended. The fresh, pure water is drawn from our own private source, deep below the brewery. Our beer is home grown in the Highlands. Organic and good for you!

The successful bidder may either collect the beer or it can be delivered free within mainland UK.

Presented by Solway Feeders Ltd, Main Street, Dundrennan, KIRKCUDBRIGHT, Dumfries & Galloway, DG6 4QH.

Website: www.solwayfeeders.com

The versatile Multi Larsen Trap is designed to be able to deal with magpies and carrion crows. It has three catching compartments around its edge, and a spacious call bird compartment in the middle. It is effective in almost any circumstance, and particularly efficient when used on open ground, away from trees or fences.

The side entry sliding trap doors are operated by a wire treadle which is situated inside each catching compartment. When a crow or magpie enters the trap, its first instinct is to hop onto the treadle, which then closes the door behind it. The "multi" function allows it to catch up to three times the amount of magpies or crows when compared to a conventional Larsen Trap.

For more details about the Multi Catch Larsen Trap and General Licence law requirements, please visit the Solway Feeders website.

The Multi Catch Larsen Trap arrives assembled and ready for use and is available for Free delivery to any UK mainland address by arrangement with the Donor.

Presented by Professor Roy Brown, 7 Lime Chase, KIRBYMOORSIDE, North Yorkshire, YO62 6BX.

Professor Roy Brown is offering a full three day field assessment and report back survey for a moorland estate looking at either issues of tick borne disease or preparing a bracken management plan which will comply with the new environmental stewardship schemes' requirements (the schemes will become available from 01/01/2016).

The stewardship requirements will be different in Scotland and England but the management plan will accommodate this. The lot will be of particular interest to moor owners/managers where there is a bracken problem, even if there is a current control programme, as it will include the opportunity to have a thorough appraisal of the existing bracken condition, to take part in current trials on bracken control and to have some primary bracken control and follow up carried out without charge as part of the five year scientific study.

The commercial rate for this type of package would normally be £400 per day and more, if a detailed analysis, as well as preparation of a practical advisory report, were needed. A special rate is being offered for the Country Market & Sporting Sale.

The best time for both surveys to be taken is July by arrangement with the donor. If the moorland was more than a couple of hours from North Yorkshire, accommodation may be required by separate negotiation.

Presented by Malcolm Innes, Kilspindie Manse, Kilspindie, Perthshire, PH2 7RX.

A Framed, Signed Print of “Blackgame in Winter” by J.C. Harrison (1898 – 1985). It is 13” x 18”.

J.C.Harrison studied art at the Slade school of Art. He lived most of his life in Norfolk, where he became a keen supporter of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.

This was the last signed print edition J. C. Harrison ever did and is limited to 350 copies.

Presented by Colin Woolf, Ardbeg, 2 Blairhill View, Blackridge, West Lothian, EH48 3TR.

Website: www.wildart.co.uk

The winning bidder will get their very own Woodcock pin-feather painting, painted with one of the feathers from a bird which they have shot.

Colin has spent over 20 years perfecting this technique and the pictures are much sought after. The images show a style of picture that may be expected. Colin Woolf is one of the UK's leading wildlife artists and has a talent for capturing the true essence of his subjects, bringing them alive, with his instinctive 'feel' for an animal's character and an in-depth knowledge of its anatomy. He works in pure watercolour. Delicate plumage, atmospheric landscapes and dramatic skies are all distinguishing features of Colin's work.

To be arranged with the donor.

Presented by Alex Girdwood, The Maxwelltown Gallery, 12 Galloway Street, DUMFRIES, Dumfriesshire, DG2 7TL.

“Nocturne, Green” is an acrylic painting by Alex Girdwood. The image is approx 7” x 5” mounted and glazed in a hand painted frame by Alex Girdwood.

Alex Girdwood is a visual artist who studied at the Edinburgh Collage of Art and went on to teach at Annan Academy. His own work is mainly in oil and covers the subjects of land, sky and sea. In 1979 he opened the Maxwelltown Gallery to promote the work of local artists and his own bespoke picture framing.

He has now built up a reputation for visually sensitive framing. He has a wide knowledge of art and design and tries to treat each frame as an individual challenge. A lot of the work undertaken is completed in hand finished mouldings such as limed oak or polished ash, as well as finishes which are unique to the business.

Collection or Delivery of ‘Nocturne, Green' to be arranged with the donor.

Presented by Christina Williams. 

Website: victoriamacdermott.com

The Whippet ‘Time Out’ is a limited edition print of 250. This print is number 6 of the edition and is numbered and signed by Victoria Mac Dermott. Image size: 40cm x 50cm.

From an early age Victoria Mac Dermott has had a deep passion for the countryside and natural world. Victoria’s knowledge and understanding of both domestic and wild animals in all their natural form and movement is wonderfully reflected in her work. With an instinctive 'feel' for an animal's character and in-depth knowledge of its anatomy, she captures the true essence of her subjects and brings them alive. Working in oil, pastels, charcoal and etchings, her style is traditional and figurative, with a talent which sets her apart from most other wildlife artists of today. 

Born and brought up on a farm in Ireland, Victoria now lives in Devon on the edge of Exmoor with her husband and children surrounded by an array of their animals. Victoria specialises in European and African wildlife and undertakes many private commissions. Victoria has exhibited in a number of exhibitions in England, Ireland and the U.S.A.

Collection/delivery to be arranged with the donor.