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Schools
We’ve worked with local schools for the past ten years
to create a visits programme that enable children to learn about
food production and the countryside in a safe environment. The
farm is part of The Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation
Scheme (CEVAS) and has no moving machine or slurry pits.
The lambing period from March to April is the best to time to
visit. However, throughout the year grassland and wildflower
studies and pond dipping can all take place, the summer is an
espically season to be in the hay meadows. During the visit
children learn about types of sheep and what they produce. They
see fleeces, balls of wool, sheepskins, horns and learn about
the way in which the flock is managed.
School visits are free and refreshments are provided for children,
staff and helpers.
The visits can tie in with many subjects in the national curriculum.
For example:
History and Geography
Ridge and furrow fields: Drainage, maximizing land area, formation
of dry land. Formed by drainage and circular medieval ploughing.
Science and Citizenship
Ewes and lambs, flock management: Life cycles, age of ewes when
bred, age of lambs when weaned, animal welfare, food, shelter,
habitat, grazing.
Maths
Traceability, recording and data collection: Number of ewes
in flock, number of lambs born, lambing percentage. Number of
lambs born to number sold, to number fattened.
Science and History
Rare breeds, rare breed sheep and genetics: Genetics and breeding,
uses of sheep and uses of sheep byproducts. Wool towns and history
of trade in wool and skins.
English
Organic farming: How farms are run, where food comes from, how
it is produced and why in that method, effect on climate change. |
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