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Nidderdale National Landscape is full of contrasts and rich in wildlife. Exhilarating windswept moorlands and steep river valleys merge into gently rolling pastoral scenes, peaceful woodlands and tranquil expanses of water.
The following farm visits are funded by DEFRA and the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL)- Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
These farms include:
Contact: Dr Peter Brambleby and Michelle Brambleby
Email: info@whitewoodswellbeing.co.uk
Location: Fishpond Wood, Bewerly, HG3 5HR
Fishpond Wood near Bewerly, is owned by a semi-retired public health doctor and his wife, a teacher. Together, their mission is the restoration of the woodland to greater biodiversity and accessibility, and a place for promoting human wellbeing. They call it the “Natural Health Service”. The site consists of a lovely large pond area with wildlife, a beautiful beech tree area (suitable for meditation), a wonderful hexagon outdoor classroom.
Your visit may include den building, wellbeing, meditation, wildlife/pond life.
Contact: Joanne and Sean Nicolson
Email: enquiries@yorkshiredalesglamping.co.uk
Location: Little Seed Field, Castiles Farm, Ripon, HG4 3PU
www.yorkshiredalesglamping.co.uk
Fourth generation working dairy farm. Joanne, looks after all things glamping/ weddings and educational visits and her husband, Sean, is the dairy farmer. They believe in good old fashioned outdoor fun; tree climbing, hiking, hunting for wildlife and marvelling at the stars. Visit the cows, learn about dairy farming, do some pond dipping or on a woodland walk. There is lots to do and see on this farm. They also have a space as an outdoor classroom facility.
Contact: Cath and Tim Wilson
Email: cornclosecarefarm@btinternet.com
Location: Corn Close Care Farm, Corn Close, Grange Lane (Off Low Wath Road), Pateley Bridge, HG3 5HL
Corn Close Care Farm works with and cares for a wide range of farm animals including sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, goats and hens. They have an allotment and polytunnel area so students can help with planting, harvesting, and processing vegetables. There is also an orchard so caring for the trees and fruit and developing the environment to enhance wildlife and nature on site can also be experienced. They can faciliate creative lessons in the workshop making items such as bug hotels, bird boxes or hedgehog houses to encourage wildlife and nature, or working with wool from their sheep.
Contact: Peter and Irene Foster
Email: recycledfarmer@googlemail.com
Location: Lime Tree Farm, Hutts Lane, Grewelthorpe, Near Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3DA
Lime Tree Farm is many things to many different people. Whether it is meditation and wellbeing in the Stone Circle, playing music in the Round House, or storytelling around the fire, Lime Tree is a magical place. Set in wildflower meadows and surrounded by ancient woodlands and wildlife ponds, it is the perfect place to be at one with nature in an unspoilt landscape. They offer a visit to the planetarium and /or outdoor learning visists with two experienced educationalists.
Contact: National Trust
Email: brimhamrocks@nationaltrust.org.uk
Location: Brimham Moor Road, Summerbridge, Harrogate HG3 4DW
The natural spectacle of Brimham Rocks, with its giant rock formations, was created by an immense river 100 million years before the first dinosaurs walked the earth, and a visit to this amazing landscape is truly a journey into pre-history. The rocks, sculpted by 320 million years of movement of entire continents as well as hundreds of thousands of years of ice, rain and wind, have taken on weird and wonderful shapes and with a little imagination, they resemble familiar creatures. Visitors are free to explore the site, spotting the Dancing Bear, the Gorilla, the Eagle and the Turtle, whilst the more nimble can crawl through the Smartie Tube and balance on the Rocking Stones.
Contact: Steven Parker
Email: bramwin.sp@gmail.com
Location: Fellbeck House, Ripon Road, Fellbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5EN
Fellbeck House Farm is a small, unspoilt dales farm set in the beautiful countryside of the Nidderdale AONB.
Visitors to Fellbeck House will experience traditional dales farming methods and may have the opportunity to participate in some seasonal farming activities. There are also opportunities to learn about and join in with measures to support conservation and to encourage rejuvenation of indigenous species on the site. For example: tree planting; clearing of invasive species; establishing a pond area; land management to re-establish specific habitats.
Fellbeck House also provides the ideal venue for spending time in the outdoors and getting closer to nature with all of the benefits that can bring.
