Every school holiday we aim to provide free drop-in activities for families. In Summer 2023 we were able to deliver a full programme of activities 6 days a week thanks to funding support from the Hilden Trust and Kusuma Trust.

Through the project we created a space for visitors especially children and young people to enjoy the outdoors, be creative and explore and discover science and nature in a safe playful way. The farm staff volunteers and young people transformed a disused area of the farm shaded by mature trees, overgrown by ‘bully plants’ and not accessible to visitors into a shaded walk and nature space. Planting and hedgerow maintenance included native bulbs, ferns, hedging plants and wildflowers alongside pollinator friendly shrubs and flowers increasing biodiversity and encouraging wildlife.