About the Farm

Children of all ages are welcome to come and feed the farm animals every day with Farmer Tony.

Our sheep, led by Louis, are very tame and love to be hand fed –  rattle your bucket and see them come running! Each year we take on newborn lambs, and if you’re staying with us during April and May you’ll be invited to bottle feed them each morning.

Muffin, Tiny and Pip are our Shetland ponies. Each morning we make sure they get plenty of fuss and attention – guests can help brush them, walk them and even hand feed them.

Our hens are ex-battery rescues, and you’ll often find some of them roaming around the farm. We always feed them when we let them out of their henhouse in the morning, and sometimes we can collect the eggs from them

Coconut and Billy are our pair of lively pygmy goats. These two characters will bound right up and half-climb the fence if they think you have some food for them, happily taking it from your hand.

Our small animals need some attention too – our 3 rabbits Anoushka, Ben and Loki are happy to come out to say hello. They don’t like to be handled, but guests are welcome to watch them at play. The Guinea Pigs, Merlin and Arthur, are also a big hit, although they can be a little timid around humans, each morning Farmer Tony picks one up for a bit of a fuss and to allow guests to hand feed some carrot.

Our pigs, are very cute – energetic and fun they’ll always come running over to greet you in the hope you have some titbits for them

Lastly, at some times during the year you may see a flock of wild ducks who will make their way to the feed shed each morning for a scoop of corn, sometimes even eating from your hand. They are very cautious around people so they are easily spooked, but if you’re around early enough you can watch them all waddle up from the pond field.

Nature and Wildlife

We’re set within three Protected Landscape Designations: the North Devon Heritage Coast, the Coastal Preservation Area, and of course the North Devon ‘National Landscape’.

Thanks to a grant from the AONB we now have a beautiful Wildflower meadow that blooms during early  summer, giving the most fantastic display of colour. The wildlife pond and bug hotel attract lots of small visitors, both feathered and creepy crawly and there are picnic tables and benches where you can sit and watch.

The meadow and our Nature Reserve are proving very successful attracting insects and wildlife; this in turn attracts the songbirds. During the spring and early summer, the dawn chorus you will experience on your farm holiday is something truly unforgettable.

There is a rich variety of wildlife in our North Devon valley, if you are quiet, you will be able to spot rabbits, badgers, foxes and grey squirrels in the surrounding countryside, and possibly red deer too. You may also see pheasants, pigeons, house martins and many birds of prey locally. At night you can hear, and maybe see, many different breeds of bats and owls.

“North Devon has some of the most spectacular and varied coastal scenery in the country and wonderful seascapes. The coastal and marine life is amongst the richest in the country.”