Inside ‘Biodiversity at Sheepdrove Organic Farm’…

• Eco Research
  Research ideas at the farm.
• Conservation Volunteers
  Enjoy an outdoor experience in a very special area of the English countryside.
  Please call Jason Ball on 01488 674727 to be part of our projects.
• Flowers of the Corn
  Some beautiful wild plants grow in our crop fields.
  (Don't call them weeds!)
• Chalk Downland
  We have recreated 75 hectares of chalk downland - a precious habitat which had been destroyed by intensive cultivations and chemical fertilisers.
• Woodland Wildlife
  Ancient woodland is an important habitat for a huge variety of life.
• Restoring Nut Wood
  Bringing back traditional active management is great for the ancient woodland habitat.
• Helpful Wildlife
  We rely on many of Nature's helpers to control pests and pollinate crops.
• Birds at the Farm
  An introduction to the abundant and varied bird life on the farm.
• Barn Owls
  Notes on the Barn Owls, 2001 onwards. This is a flagship species for Sheepdrove Organic Farm, as HQ of the Barn Owl Conservation Network.
• Bats at Sheepdrove
  We love these fascinating flying mammals! All our work farming organically and creating additional wildlife habitat appears to suit our bat life.
• Rare Butterfly Project
  Work to provide habitat for butterflies under threat. A special project at Sheepdrove Organic Farm.
• Homes for wildlife
  Helping birds, bats, and bees with boxes. Biodiversity projects at Sheepdrove Organic Farm.
• Going Bats 2008
  Sheepdrove Organic Farm and Lambourn Primary worked together to help bats. Pupils met real bats and helped to install Schwegler bat boxes.
• Butterfly Project 2007
  Sheepdrove teamed up with Trinity School, and Education Business Partnership West Berkshire to help rare butterflies.
• Wildlife Video Clips
  Just a glimpse of the wildlife we have at Sheepdrove Organic Farm.