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Conservation


The Trust has a major conservation programme and the 89-acre Farm is currently managed under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme which includes hedge-laying, planting, hay meadow management and watercourse restoration. The Farm endeavours to generate funds for the Trust through traditional farming practices and provision of educational activities.

The Trust creates opportunities to involve local community groups, schools, volunteers and businesses in farming and environmental activities, thus helping to bridge the current divide between country and urban living.

 




 
Hedge-laying Hay meadow Watercourse restoration


Volunteering

Volunteers are often needed to help with various conservation projects. If you can offer assistance please check our Volunteering page for details of ongoing projects.

Birds seen on Woodlands Farm

As a consequence of the conservation programme the Farm now attracts a great variety of birds and here is a list of those seen so far:

Barn Owl

Linnet

Blackbird

Longtailed Tit

Blackcap

Magpie

Blackheaded Gull

Mallard

Blue Tit

Mandarin Duck

Bullfinch

Meadow Pipit

Buzzard

Mistle Thrush

Canada Goose

Moorhen

Carrion Crow

Mute Swan

Chaffinch

Nuthatch

Chiffchaff

Pied Flycatcher

Coal Tit

Pied Wagtail

Collared Dove

Red Wing

Common Gull

Redpoll

Coot

Reed Bunting

Cormorant

Reed Warbler

Cuckoo

Ringneck Parakeet

Dunnock

Robin

Fieldfare

Rook

Garden Warbler

Sand Martin

Goldfinch

Sedge Warbler

Goldcrest

Skylark

Grasshopper Warbler

Snipe

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Song Thrush

Great Tit

Sparrow Hawk

Greater Blackback

Spotted Flycatcher

Green Finch

Starling

Green Sand Piper

Stock Dove

Greenshank

Stonechat

Green Woodpecker

Swallow

Grey Wagtail

Swift

Heron

Tawny Owl

Herring Gull

Tree Creeper

Hobby

Tree Pipit

House Martin

Wheatear

House Sparrow

Whinchat

Jackdaw

White Throat

Jacksnipe

Willow Warbler

Jay

Wood Pigeon

Kestrel

Woodcock

Lapwing

Wren

Lesser Blackback

Yellow Wagtail

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Yellow Hammer

Lesser White Throat

 

 

Nest boxes have been set up around the Farm.  This is a picture of a Blue Tit that decided to take up residence  recently and, as you can see, successfully produced several eggs.