The route crosses the farm through many types of landscapes including open pasture, orchards, streams, a valley, woodland and our 12 acre wildlife site.
The nature trail is free to visitors and an updated leaflet is now available at the farm shop to enable people to easily follow the route. The leaflet contains information of interesting features on the farm and things to look out for on your walk.
The complete walk takes approximately an hour to complete and is a circular walk.
The walk is relatively easy however it is a hard standing path and is mainly grass. Please be prepared regarding footwear as the grass may be wet. There are no stiles to clamber over however there are some steps and slopes which may well be slippery in wet weather. You use this walk at your own risk and we do not advise people to use the route in windy weather as the route passes through some old woodland.
Our free leaflet which is available from the shop shows the route of the path as well as numbered waymark points on the map. There are also numbered waymark posts on the walk.
The leaflet provides further information on the wildlife and interesting features you can expect to see as you walk.
Walking through the natural environment of the countryside does have risks such as steep slopes leading down to a stream. It is important to keep to the waymarked route for your own safety. Small children must be supervised at all times and dogs must be on leads at all times.
Now if you are very lucky you might see 2 very special ponies on your walk. These ponies look after our wildlife site as they do not eat the wildflowers and prefer the rougher types of grazing.
The Exmoor Ponies
They are called Duncan and Tabasco and they are Exmoor ponies. The Exmoor is considered the oldest pure breed pony in Britain. They are 'free living' and are particularly hardy and able to withstand all weathers. They are 'endangered' on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust List.There are less than 1000 left worldwide!
The ponies have lovely characters and are very happy on the farm indeed. They have just under 20 acres where they call home on the farm. The area comprises of a Shropshire Wildlife Trust Site (approx 11 acres), scrub, woodland, and open pasture. The Exmoor Ponies actively help us to sustain the diversity by browsing around the many flowers without damaging or eating them.Their water supply is a stream and have plenty of places to hide and to find shelter and shade.
