Southwest VA B&B Chosen as One of the Top Ten B&B Destinations in North America for Birders
Mountain Rose Inn
WOOLWINE, VA (September 20, 2009) - Birds & Blooms, North America's #1 bird and garden magazine, has named the Mountain Rose Inn as one of the top ten B&B destinations in North America for birders. The Mountain Rose was the only VA B&B to be chosen for this honor.
In its October/November 2009 issue, the national magazine recognized that B&Bs not only provide havens of peaceful rest but that they are often located in great natural settings and provide destination vacations for birders interested in spending their time away watching nature at its best.
The Mountain Rose Inn, located in the Southwest Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, is nestled along the banks of the beautiful Rock Castle Creek and is secluded on 100 acres of forestlands. Several hiking trails have been developed on the Inn's property to give better access to the hardwood forests and creekside habitats that exist. While hiking along the wooded trails, birders may spot a scarlet tanager, hooded and Kentucky warblers, and Acadian and great-crested flycatchers. The pileated woodpecker and the barred owl also make their homes on the Inn's property. A local bluebird monitor has a box on the property where bluebirds routinely nest. The Rock Castle Creek is the fishing grounds for the Inn's resident belted kingfishers, and the green heron is also a frequent visitor.
The Mountain Rose Inn is Site MSL10 on the Sweet Mountain Laurel Loop of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail and is adjacent to the 600 acres of IC Dehart Park listed as Site MSL11.
The Inn is also located within 20 minutes of Rocky Knob outlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Every September, area birders gather at this location to watch the spectacular hawk migration.