Environmental

Heathpatch Farm Tours 2025 - Dairy Farm, Semer

Summer Farm Tours - Booking is now Live

Booking is now open for our Summer Farm Tours. An opportunity to get a unique view of the beautiful Suffolk countryside.

2 days ago

'The Song of the Soil' - Hadleigh Environmental Action Team

Hadleigh Environmental Action Team welcome guest speaker Helen Bynum on the 27th March talking about her research on listening to the soil.

Mar 25

Turkey Litter Application

Turkey Litter Spreading Incoming

Sep 4, 2024

Cogent publish ESG Report 2023

We're proud to share the latest summary ESG report from Cogent Technology.

Aug 14, 2024

Latest Happenings at Dairy Farm

Summer update from Heathpatch and Dairy Farm.

Jul 29, 2024

The Bildeston Crown shines in Environmental and Sustainability Award

The Bildeston Crown was recognised as the EADT Sustainability and Environmental Business of the Year, an incredible achievement.

Jul 15, 2024

WW2 Bomb Found!

Drama as unexploded bomb found in Heathpatch field.

May 2, 2024

Farm Tours back for Summer 2024

Find out more about how we look after our part of the beautiful Suffolk countryside.

Apr 30, 2024

Volunteers help with essential tree work

Volunteers from HEAT get to work on removing tree shelters.

Feb 21, 2024

Heathpatch Farm - A Forestry Commission Woodland Creation case study

You may know that we have been actively planting trees on the estate for many years. More recently we have been supported by Countryside...

Dec 21, 2023

Suffolk's 'oldest tree' blown over after Storm Babet hits county

A tree, thought to be 1,000 years old, was blown over during recent storms. The historic oak grew in the grounds of Nedging Hall and the...

Nov 10, 2023

SPOTTED ON THE FARM PONDS...

We are delighted to see how our conservation work across the farm is attracting wildlife to the ponds. From fungi to moths, butterflies...

Jul 26, 2023

SUCCESS OF OWL BOXES AS OWLETS ARE RINGED ON THE FARM

Six more owl boxes were put up last year and we were pleased to find owlets this spring. Sadly with the very cold wet spring the owls had...

Jul 5, 2023

HEATHPATCH PARTICIPATES IN THE QUEEN'S GREEN CANOPY

We are delighted to plant a wild cherry on the farm in support of the Queen's Green Canopy project, see QGC map here and find us near...

Oct 17, 2022

HEATHPATCH DEVELOPS NATURE RECOVERY PROGRAMME AND REINSTATES ANCIENT PONDS

Heathpatch has started work on ponds across the farm, guided by priorities set by Juliet Hawkins. Juliet is one of the country’s leading...

Oct 10, 2022

MATERIAL CHANGE - BIODIVERSITY THRIVING AT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION SITES

Material Change has been encouraging growth of biodiversity and wildlife habitats on sites over the past year. As part of this project,...

Sep 1, 2022

OWL RINGING ON THE FARM

As part of the conservation management of the land around the farm we ring baby owls in the farm's nest boxes giving each an unique ID...

Jul 22, 2022

QUEEN'S GREEN CANOPY SCHEME

We were thrilled to have Diana Hunt of the Suffolk Lieutenancy, the East Anglian Daily Times and Hadleigh High School on site launching...

Nov 3, 2021

HADLEIGH HIGH SCHOOL HELPS FARM WITH ITS TREES

We were thrilled to have year 9 students from Hadleigh High School on the farm helping our woodsman, Richard Adams, clearing trees in...

Jul 12, 2021

TREE PLANTING CONTINUES ON THE FARM IN 2021

As part of Heathpatch and the farm’s commitment to supporting biodiversity and the reduction of carbon emissions on the farm 15,000 trees...

Feb 11, 2021

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