Faccombe Manor Estate, near Andover totals 1,700 hectares run on a traditional mixed farming system with arable and 1300 sheep. Other enterprises include woodland management with pheasant and deer shoot.
During the day you will investigate crops and farm machinery, visit sheep and lambs, and take a tractor-trailer ride to the wind turbine, which supplies electricity to the estate. There is an opportunity to learn about the work of the gamekeepers and foresters, watch a gun dog demonstration and explore the wildlife in the woods.
Hampshire Country Learning organises curriculum linked Countryside Days for schools on farm estates. Twilight briefing sessions are available before the open days along with support materials. To find out when this estate day is, log on to website below or contact Jo Britton.
How to book:
All educational visits to this estate are coordinated by Hampshire Country Learning. Please contact the education coordinator if you would like to arrange a visit. There is no charge but a donation of £1.00 per pupil is suggested.
Jo Britton
Hampshire Country Learning
Sparsholt College
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2NF
T 01962 797368
F 01962 776587
E jrbritton@sparsholt.ac.uk
www.countrylearning.org.uk
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Farm resources
Sheep
Forestry/woodland management
Game management
Facilities
Toilets
Toilets for disabled visitors
Wet weather facilities
Disabled access to buildings and garden
Coach and minibus parking
Picnic area
Landscape and habitats
Woodland
Pond
Hedgerows
Education visits and support
Farm leaflet
Teachers information pack
Guided tours
Free pre-visits for teachers
Pre-school visits
Primary school visits
Secondary school visits
Further education visits
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