Hall Farm, Brentingby
Several schools have now visited Hall Farm as part of their rivers investigations and have had the opportunity to learn more about what goes on around the farm. Mrs Hawley, whose husband and brother in law work the farm, always stays with the students and talks to them about the area and how the farm works. She brings along all sorts of interesting things, from a barn owl feather to a bag of silage!
These photos were taken around the farm and show some of plants, animals and habitats they have on their land.
A barn in the farm yard. In the spring you can often find birds nesting in and around the barn as it provides them with shelter.
The cows are a dairy herd. They are milked twice a day, EVERY day, including Christmas Day!! The sheep are kept for breeding lambs.
The hedges around the fields provide ideal habitats for many insects, birds, plants and small mammals.
The grass in this field has been cut and left to dry in the sun so it will turn into hay. It can then be stored in bales and provide food for the sheep and cows in the winter.
These marsh marigolds thrive near the river and pools on the farm... ...... as do these plants
This summer, all the grass fields are being cut and turned into silage to feed the animals through the coming winter. This is hard work which requires a lot of time and a lot of expensive machinery. Silage is made instead of hay as the grass does not need to lie out in the sun for days to dry. Unfortunately it is difficult in this country to get five days of uninterrupted sunshine to dry the grass enough to make hay. Click here to see how the silage is made.
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