Always a favourite - just holding a lamb. This is taken for granted by many farmers but children think this is wonderful, to feel them hear them, and to be taking 'care' of them
What could be better than a roly poly down a big hill. Simple fun. (thank goodness they didn't ask me to do it!)
Here in the butchery the children were able to see different cuts of meat and compare them to where they came off the animal.
After arriving at the farm I always allow the children some freedom, running, walking to use up some of the excitement that many of them feel when coming on a trip. this visit we spent an hour in the old oak wood. the only rules being to stay within the confines of the trees, and telling them that it was fine to get muddy or wet now but that is how they would be for the rest of the day. This allows the children to risk asses for themselves and to make their own decisions, two thinking that today's children are rarely allowed to do for themselves and yet is such an important part of growing up. tree climbing, exploring, balancing, playing in a bog, following the stream, exploring the ground, running, whilst the teachers, helpers and i sat and listened, and no electric anywhere!
There is no better way to tell a story than with pictures. Class 5/6 certainly had a brilliant day when they came to visit the farm, some children for their second time. Shown here eating their lunch on a trailer, during a wonderfully sunny day.
It has to be said that the children behaved wonderfully and it was a pleasure to have them, and it has yet again reaffirmed my belief that it is this generation who will champion British farming and the countryside.
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