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Elm Farm - Public Activities  

These days are for individuals to attend, if you would like to book a private day for a group/club/school etc.

Please contact us directly

Please arrive 15min early ready for a prompt departure for all activities

Walking is mostly on farm tracks and field pathway, sometimes muddy or steep, suitable footwear please!

We suggest you bring binoculars and you might like to bring a hot drink/snacks to have during the walk. Sorry, no dogs.

 

Booking is essential, as this means we can arrange extra days/times if there is high demand -

smaller groups usually see more!

Walks/Activities 2012-FREE

Limited Numbers - Booking essential

(We like to keep the groups small, and will put on extra dates if required)

Sunday 22nd April  -  10.00am-12.30

Spring! Enjoy a walk around the farm, and see how farming and food production integrate with wildlife and conservation.

 

Sunday 27th May  -  10.00am-12.30

Ponds Pond dipping is fun for all ages! We have 7 ponds which benefit a wide range of insects, amphibians, birds and mammals.

 

Sunday 24th June  -  10.00am-12.30

Moths and Hares See moths which were caught over night then, following their release, a walk, when hopefully we will see hares.

 

Saturday 30th June  -  4.00am-10.30pm

Meet the species! 2012 Challenge. Let's see how many species can be identified during one day! Help will be on hand to assist with identification

4-6am              Bats and dawn chorus

7-9am              Moths

10am-12.30    Flowers, Butterflies etc.

2-4pm              Pond life, Grasshoppers and Flowers

8-10.30pm      Owls and Bats

 

Wednesday 11th July  -  7.00pm.-9.00

Film Night! Watch a video made by Ian Stapp. The story of the Dippers nesting by the bridge in Compton Dando.

 

Sunday 29th July  -  8.00-10.30pm

Owls This is usually a good time of year to see Barn Owls. Over the last few years pairs have bred successfully helped by our farming system providing habit for them.

 

Sunday 19th August  -  7.00-9.00pm

Bats A short walk to see where bats feed along our hedgerows, and then return to watch bats emerge from the barns at dusk.

 

Sunday 9th September  -  10.00am-12.30

Mice (and other mammals) Enjoy a walk around the farm to see where they live and feed. What mice will we find?!

 

Friday 19th October  -  10.00am-12.30 and 2.00-4.30p.m.

and 6-8p.m.

Apple Juice Day! Bring your own apples to press (any variety), and take home your own delicious fresh apple juice. Please contact us for details, and to book a 'pressing' slot . During the day we will have farm/orchard walks, for those who would like to find out more about Elm Farm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cider Making - FREE

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

19th-21st and 26th-28th October

10a.m.-12.30 and 2.00-4.30p.m.

Following previous very successful cider days, we would like to invite groups back this year to take part again.

  • Learn the process of making Cider

  • Tractor and trailer ride to and from the Orchard

  • You will help collect apples from out Orchard on the farm

  • Learn about the trees and varieties of apples used

  • Mulch and press the apples using a traditional press

  • Bread, cheese, biscuits and freshly pressed apple juice done by yourselves served with last years cider to finish!

Lots of hands on action, only for those who want it!

Booking is essential, please contact us to book your place.

Apple Juice will be for sale for you to take home to make your own cider! Please bring your own container or pre-order one with ourselves.

 

f.f.i  Farm: 0117 9864276 john.paget@elm-farm.com

 

Elm Farm is a 300 acre working farm near Keynsham. The farm has been in the Paget family for almost 250 years, and over the last 30 years much work has been done to improve it for the benefit of the environment and wildlife. Birds, mammals (including bats), moths, butterflies, reptiles and insects are regularly recorded to help monitor ‘at risk’ and rare species in order to target conservation work. One example of a species that have returned are Barn owls, which have successfully bred again this year. Parts of the farm grow crops specifically for the benefit of wildlife. Fields where cattle and sheep graze, the cider orchard, ponds, hedges and woodland are managed to give good habitat for a wide range of creatures. The farm is not open to the public, but has a few pre- booked visits each year such as bird watchers, Rotary, Scouts and schools. There is a small flock of free range hens, and with a large vegetable/fruit kitchen garden, orchard and bee hives during family meals at Elm Farm there is talk of food inches (or centimetres!) not miles!

There is an opportunity to come and see for yourself what farmers do to help wildlife and the environment, with a farm walk (good farm tracks and field pathways)

Booking essential

Please note: The farm is not open to the general public but we welcome enquiries from

people who would like to bring an interested group for an organised, pre-booked visit.

  

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