Our Year 11 Environmental and Land Based Science (ELBS) students recently visited Baylham House Farm in Suffolk. Baylham House Farm consists of about fifty acres adjacent to the house and a considerable amount of extra grazing that is available to them is scattered round the local area. Not all the land around the house is open to the public as there are woods and wilderness areas which provide food and shelter for wild life. The animal paddocks are interwoven with a network of paths which enable visitors to meet all the animals, walk along the shady riverbank path or a stretch beside the lake.
The livestock they keep at Baylham House Farm mostly belong to breeds that were once common but are now under threat because of the current commercial pressures to produce cheap food. They also keep Highland cattle and Herdwick sheep which are not classified as rare but they keep them just because they like them.
Richard Storer has allowed groups of our students to visit the farm for many years now and it not only provides them with an opportunity to gain practical experience of their coursework but also a very valuable insight into the role of rare breeds which in todays society of quick, cheap food and welfare concerns is very important. A huge Thank You to Richard and his Team.
You can find out more at:
http://www.baylham-house-farm.co.uk
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