As an educational farm, we like to a keep range of different animals on-site to allow students to gain as many skills and experiences as possible during their time here. At present, we have:

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Goats

We breed a small number of goat kids each year and sell youngstock from time to time.

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Sheep

We have two rams and a small flock of ewes. They lamb indoors in early Spring and then go out to pasture. At weaning, some are sold and the rest are kept back to grow on either for joining our breeding flock or to produce delicious grass-fed lamb and hogget for our meat boxes.

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Chickens

We rear different varieties of these, for both eggs and meat, buying in day-old chick to rear, or hatching ourselves.

The egg-layers enjoy a free-range life in our courtyard area. The meat birds are reared on pasture in "chicken tractors" which we move onto clean ground every day to ensure they always have clean ground with plenty of grass to eat and to forage for bugs in.​

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Calves

Occasionally, we buy in a small number of calves to rear on milk and then sell them on when they have been weaned and are growing on well.

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Guinea pigs

 These are our smallest friends and are great for a quiet cuddle, as well as providing an added species to learn about on our accredited animal care courses.

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