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Elm Farm is situated in the small village of
Burnett which lies between Bristol and Bath. It is a working farm
that is heavily committed to conservation and is in the Countryside
Stewardship Scheme which is overseen by
Natural England.
The farm
is 112 hectares in size and consists of 17 hectares of arable crops,
over 6 hectares of woodland and 7 hectares of crops exclusively for
the benefit of
birds and other wildlife. Many field margins next to hedges or
water are preserved for conservation. The remaining grassland is
grazed by cattle, sheep and ponies.
No fertilizer is used on the species rich
grassland which is managed to encourage insects for the wild birds and
bats.
The farm is home to a wide variety of
birds including barn owls, skylarks and linnets. Bird numbers are
regularly monitored and we have had positive results.
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