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Seasons on the Farm: Â Autumn Equinox
A round up of the summer activities on the farm from the harvest to the farm tours, plus a tour of Raydon Great Wood.
Sep 23
The Life of a Tree Shelter
50,000 trees = a lot of plastic tree shelters. Here's what we use them for and how we stop them harming the environment.
Jul 23
UPDATED: An Invitation to Visit Raydon Great Wood
We would like to invite you on a guided walk through Raydon Great Wood.
Jul 9
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.
Apr 15
'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 25, 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 4, 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 16, 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 9, 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,...
Aug 31, 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 21, 2022
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