About Our Farm
Willow Farm is a small family-run farm run by Nigel and Lorraine. The farm produces hay across three meadows, grows fruit such as cherries, plums, blackberries and pears and has livestock including rare breed sheep, Pygmy goats, a horse, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens. The free range eggs are sold to the local community. This year Willow Farm will be growing fresh salad and vegetables on the farm which will offer more produce to sell to the local community. The farm continues to grow and new exciting additions are planned in the near future.
Lorraine has worked in a variety of professions such as veterinary nursing, caring for the elderly, legal secretary and working with children with disabilities, autism and Down’s syndrome. With Lorraine’s love of animals and working with vulnerable children it is no surprise that it has long been an ambition of hers to start a care farm and after years of planning these plans have finally come to fruition with the help and support of her husband Nigel and her now adult children Lucy and Tom.
Lorraine and Nigel's daughter Lucy also helps on the farm. Lucy has worked with children and adults with learning disabilities, autism and Down’s syndrome since leaving school so has 17 years experience in this field. Lucy has a degree in Early Childhood and Special Education and is a Primary School Teacher.
Lorraine says that her husband Nigel does all the real farming work such as the building, repairing, machinery work, maintenance and hay making etc around the farm where as Lorraine’s domain is the animals and day to day routine tasks except when all hands are on deck at hay making to get all the crop in as quickly as possible.
Referrals are booked for an agreed number of days per week ranging from one to three days over a six or twelve week block, shorter or longer block bookings may be considered.
Visits are open to special schools and units within mainstream schools.
Please see brochure for full details
SEN School sessions available
Please contact for prices and current .availability
Time: Opening hours between 10am and 2pm.
Sessions are between 2 - 2 1/2 hours
Maximum of 4 children per group session.
Referrals
Private Referrals (Group session) are not currently available.
One to one Private Referral sessions are not currently available.
Contracted service period as agreed but a minimum of a 6 week block.