January 2010

News from Paddington Farm...

Winter on the farm saw the arrival of our new pigs, Big Gert and Little Gert, who are going to produce piglets in the spring once a suitable partner has been selected. The lambs, rabbits and goats survived the snow and our local fox!

With the invaluable help of BTCV we built a pond dipping platform for the small pond at the entrance of the woodland. This has provided us with an extra activity of pond dipping and given our neighbours and local walkers somewhere to rest and enjoy the view. We look forward to tadpoles and frogs in the spring.

Our woodland management programme included removing some prolific Ash to encourage other species to flourish. The removed Ash will be used to build our outdoor classroom which will be situated on the outskirts of the woodland. With the help of a 150 local volunteers we planted 400 native trees and will plant another 100 on the 30th January 2010.

In the Farmhouse the downstairs bathrooms are being improved and the three single bedrooms are being decorated.

The Paddington Farm Team